Three area docs who have served in Gaza will speak with the audience following the screening of AMERICAN DOCTOR, winner of Audience Award - Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2026.
- Dr. Dorotea Gucciardo, dir dev, Glia medical solidarity org
- Dr. Anas Al-Kassem, vice-chair, UOSSM-Canada
- Dr. Yasser Khan, ophthamologist, in Gaza twice in 2024
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 their 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.
This event is a fundraiser for Glia, a London (ON) based org that sends medical missions to Gaza. Donate generously to https://glia.org/
Tix while they last: https://playhousecinema.ca/movie/american-doctor
Sponsored by Independent Jewish Voices Hamilton and the Palestinian Association of Hamilton.
Event venue
Playhouse Cinema, Sherman Avenue North, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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