Dialogue: Director Poh Si Teng, Dr. Thaer Ahmad and Dr. Mark Perlmutter will be present during the screening for post-film Q&A.
Saturday, April 25, 7:00 p.m. | AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film 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. Dialogue: Director Poh Si Teng, Dr. Thaer Ahmad and Dr. Mark Perlmutter will be present during the screening for post-film Q&A.
Preceded by:
A SHORT FILM ABOUT KIDS
2024, dir. Ibrahim Handal, 10 min, Palestine, In Arabic with English subtitles
Four kids from the refugee camp in Bethlehem decide to visit the sea for the first time in their life.
Chicago Palestine Film Festival | April 11–25, 2026
Founded in 2001, the Chicago Palestine Film Festival (CPFF), a program of the Middle East Charitable and Cultural Society Inc., a non-profit organization, is an annual cultural event that serves as a vibrant platform for showcasing the rich and diverse narratives of Palestinian cinema. Film synopses provided by CPFF. Learn more at palestinefilmfest.com.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu