Festival of Global Health screening of Spillover: Planet of Viruses

The next Festival of Global Health film will be Spillover: Planet of Viruses and will be shown on Wednesday 26 November at 16:00 in the Westgate Centre, Oxford. This event is free of charge and all members of the University and public are welcome to attend but registration is required for all attendees.

About Spillover: Planet of Viruses
Ebola, Marburg, Nipah, COVID-19 and now avian flu. The list of deadly viruses jumping from animals to humans keeps on growing. Scientists estimate there are over 10,000 yet-to-be-discovered viruses with the potential to infect humans.

These viruses thrive peacefully in their animal hosts, often without causing harm. This is why newly emerging viruses often appear to us to be coming out of nowhere, in the blink of an eye, a phenomenon known as 'spillover'. This one critical moment, when a virus jumps from animal to human, is key to preventing future pandemics.

The gripping documentary Spillover embarks on a global journey to uncover the answers, offering an urgent and eye-opening look at the origins of some of the world’s deadliest viruses. The film is both an urgent wake-up call and a fascinating journey of discovery. Providing a unique insight into the connections between humans, animals and the environment, it challenges us to fundamentally rethink our relationship with nature.

Watch the film's trailer: SPILLOVER - Planet Of Viruses | Trailer | BROADVIEW PICTURES

Doors open at 16:00 and the film will begin promptly at 16:20, with the panel discussion to start at 18:00.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Associate Professor Toral Gathani and we will be joined by the film's director, Michael Wech, and Miles Carroll, Professor of Emerging Viruses at the University of Oxford's Pandemic Sciences Institute. Pizza and snacks will follow the panel discussion with a cash bar available for drinks.