LibGuides: Health Systems Science: Film Society

Film Society Selections

Most film society selections are licensed by the library for digital streaming. DVDs are also available for check-out. The library licenses films via several academic streaming services including AVON, Kanopy, and Swank. For more information about these streaming services, and to search their film catalogs, please visit the Streaming Video Guide at: https://utrgv.libguides.com/streamingvideo/home.

Technical issues? Occasionally, users may experience technical issues accessing films using the direct links below. If you experience difficulties viewing a specific film, please visit the streaming service home page, search for the film, and try to play it. See the call number field below to find the specific streaming service that provides the film to UTRGV. If issues persist, please contact the School of Medicine Libraries for assistance.

The Doctor
Call Number: Swank Streaming Service
Accessing The Doctor via the Swank Streaming Service:
1) Click on the link above to access the film.
2) In the Find Your Institution field, search for University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
3) Login with your UTRGV email address and password when prompted.
4) View the film!
And the Band Played On
Call Number: Swank Streaming Service
Accessing And the Band Played On via the Swank Streaming Service:
1) Click on the link above to access the film.
2) In the Find Your Institution field, search for University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
3) Login with your UTRGV email address and password when prompted.
4) View the film!
Contagion
Call Number: Swank Streaming Service
"When a lethal airborne virus with the power to wipe out humanity is unleashed, the worldwide medical community races to find vaccine and stop the panic from spreading. ...Researchers for disease control, the military, the World Health Organization and ordinary civilians mobilize to try and find a cure and the cause before it's too late. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, this portrait of suspense examines how courage pulls us together...while society is falling apart."
Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare
Call Number: AVON Streaming Service
"ESCAPE FIRE: THE FIGHT TO RESCUE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE tackles one of the most pressing issues of our time: how can we save our badly broken healthcare system? ...this thought-provoking documentary exposes a U.S. healthcare system designed to profit from disease not health, reward quantity over quality, and promote high-tech over high-touch. ESCAPE FIRE interweaves dramatic personal stories with the efforts of leaders battling to transform healthcare at the highest levels of medicine, industry, government, and even the U.S. military."
To Err is Human: A Patient Safety Documentary
Call Number: Kanopy Streaming Service
Accessing To Err is Human via the Kanopy Streaming Service:
1) Click on the link above to access the film.
2) Login with your UTRGV email address and password when prompted.
3) View the film!

TED Talks

TED Talks are short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). They address a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture, often through storytelling, in more than 100 languages. Browse the TED Talks library of the over 2,300 talks in this video series. Topics of interest include: