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Documentarian's Passion Project on Gaza

Updated 2026-08-21 18:10 UTC 2 sources Neutral

Emmy award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng quit her ABC executive job to make a documentary about Gaza healthcare workers after the death of a colleague. The project drained her savings account and sparked renewed attention to the region’s medical crisis.

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Variety

Why ‘American Doctor’ Director Quit Her ABC Executive Job and Drained Her Savings Account to Make a Documentary About Gaza Healthcare Workers

When Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist Poh Si Teng heard the news of her colleague Samer Abu Daqqa being killed by an Israeli drone strike while on assignment back in December 2023, something in her broke. “When it’s your peer, it affects you in a very deep way

2026-08-21 17:53 UTC

Rolling Stone

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2026-08-21 18:05 UTC