Director Poh Si Teng follows a trio of U.S. physicians — one Jewish, one Muslim, one Zoroastrian —as they bring their skills and supplies to a resource-strapped hospital in Gaza in American Doctor. We posed our Qs à la mode to Poh, and here’s what she shared!
If I had to describe my film using only three adjectives, they would be: Anger. Quiet. Stubborn OR resolute?
I wanted to make this film because: I wanted to be true to who I am, with the hope that it will encourage others to be true to who they are.
The thing that surprised me most while making my film was: How lonely it would be when making it.
My favourite moment/scene/sequence in my film is: Asking Dr. Feroze Sidhwa about his dating life. Surprise! There are moments of levity.
My most invaluable piece of doc-making equipment was/is: Masking tape. When everything fails, just tape it up.
My must-have snack to get me through hours in the editing room is: Coffee and cream. Is that a snack?
One piece of documentary-filmmaking advice I’d like to share with aspiring documentarians is: There’s no going halfway in documentary filmmaking. It’s all chips in, or nothing.
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