Gaza Documentary Team Discusses Wartime Medical Work on Podcast
In a new podcast episode, director Poh Si Teng and three U.S. physicians discuss their documentary 'American Doctor,' which chronicles their volunteer work in Gaza hospitals. The doctors, from different backgrounds, accuse Israel of genocide and describe the high number of child casualties. The film has been acquired by Watermelon Pictures.
The documentary features three physicians with distinct personal histories—Jewish, Palestinian American, and Pakistani-Zoroastrian—who set aside their differences to treat wounded children in Gaza. Director Poh Si Teng, previously nominated for an Oscar, structured the film around their firsthand medical accounts rather than political commentary.
Watermelon Pictures recently acquired distribution rights to the project, signaling growing interest in documentary coverage of the conflict. The physicians' shared condemnation of Israel's military actions, despite their varied backgrounds, forms the emotional core of the film and has already generated significant attention within documentary film circles.
This documentary may influence public perception of the Gaza conflict by lending medical professionals' credibility to allegations of genocide. Audiences who trust doctors' firsthand observations could be swayed by their testimony, potentially intensifying debate over U.S. policy toward Israel. The film's diverse physician voices may also challenge assumptions about who criticizes Israeli actions, though its impact will depend on distribution reach and how various communities receive the doctors' claims.