American Doctor

three U.S. surgeons travel to Gaza in this furious, confrontational, and incredibly damning call to resist Israel & America's STILL-ongoing genocide. eschews heroism to focus on evil, and gradually coheres into a shattering lament against the erasure of Palestine and its…

davidehrlich

Like millions upon millions of people around the world, including a much higher percentage of the Jewish population than Zionists would ever care to admit, I have been haunted by the profound helplessness I feel in response to the ongoing genocide that Israel is committing…

davidehrlich

Thoroughly appreciated how this manages to document the average person’s subconscious desire to shield themselves and others from this level of horrific violence by showing the filmmaker’s own knee-jerk reaction to blur or cut images of murdered children in Gaza. The doctor…

claira curtis

"You have a responsibility, as I do, to tell the truth. You pixilate this and that's journalistic malpractice." This is a doc not for those who have been paying attention to the horrific news out of Gaza for the last few years. This is for those of you who have chosen to…

Marya E. Gates

I defy anyone to watch this and not feel disturbed, angry, and helpless. The images and stories are profoundly disturbing, though they won’t be new to anyone who has been paying attention over the last few years. This doc focuses heavily on the unique challenges…

Kit Lazer

Take note. I’ve seen the best documentary at Sundance 2026, and it’s AMERICAN DOCTOR. A brutal, harrowing, and absolutely vital look at three American physicians who voluntarily enter Gaza to save lives as hospitals are deliberately targeted and resources are scarce.…

Matt Neglia

A harrowing look at the work and lives of 3 physicians (Thaer Ahmad, Mark Pearlmutter, and Feroze Sidwha) as they desperately try to swim upstream against the relentless current of Israel’s genocide. It’s unfortunate that these stories often need to center Americans to…

Dan Monaghan

Horrifying, gut-wrenching, sobering, anger-inducing, essential. God bless these doctors who are tirelessly working to not only save lives but change minds, and God do the opposite to everyone who made that work necessary.

David Chen

After researching the history of Israel and Palestine, I and many scholars have come to the conclusion that Gaza is unlivable, Gaza is over. Studies show that under the most optimistic scenarios, it would take until 2050 just to remove the rubble caused by the Israeli…

Clavicular