American Doctor
- Fri, Sep 4
- Sat, Sep 5
- Sun, Sep 6
- Tue, Sep 8
- Wed, Sep 9
- Thu, Sep 10
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Poh Si Teng Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Dana Bash, Feroze Sidhwa, Mark Perlmutter, Thaer Ahmad
Do no harm.
American Doctor is a vérité documentary following three prominent physicians: Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian friends who couldn’t be more different but are bound by the shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific.
Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.
“A shock to the system…American Doctor is told with the urgency that the humanitarian crisis required” -Moveable Feast
“That these doctors continue risking their lives to serve those in need is awe-inspiring…American Doctor is hard to watch, and it should be. It’s hard to live in a world like this, where things like this happen.” –The Film Stage