THU AUG 20, 2026 7:00 PM Doc Talk Presents AMERICAN DOCTOR $10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Doc Talk hosts John Ridley and Matt Carey. Live podcast recording with filmmaker Poh Si Teng and doctors Thaer Ahmad, Mark Perlmutter and Feroze Sidhwa Advance Screening Opening Night ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’
ABOUT THE PODCAST: Hosted by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley and Deadline’s Documentary Editor, Matt Carey, Doc Talk features weekly interviews with filmmakers, storytellers and industry leaders about creating critical content with the power to move the genre forward – and possibly change the world. ABOUT THE FILM: In English, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles. From Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng, AMERICAN DOCTOR follows three American physicians— Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—united by a single oath to save lives. After volunteering in besieged hospitals in Gaza, they return home determined to fight for the patients and colleagues they left behind, taking their battle from the front lines of war to the halls of Congress. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Watermelon Pictures COUNTRY: USA/State of Palestine/Malaysia/Qatar