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August 24, 2023 The word "documentary" may take you back to middle school, when earnest teachers would show the latest PBS or NatGeo program about a subject

The departments of Mathematics, Persian Studies and Modern Languages and Literatures, in collaboration with the School of Cinema, hosted a screening for “Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani,” a documentary about professor Maryam Mirzakhani’s life and work. The event concluded with a panel discussion from director George Csicsery and professors Mitra...

Filmed in Canada, Iran, and the United States, Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani examines the life and mathematical work of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian immigrant to the United States who became a superstar in her field. In 2014, she was both the first woman and the first Iranian to be honored by mathematics' highest prize, the Fields Medal. Mirzakhani's contributions are explained by leading mathematicians and illustrated by animated sequences. Her mathematical colleagues from around the world, as well as former teachers, classmates, and students ...

"Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani" is a documentary film directed by George Csicsery that explores the life of the first woman and first Iranian to win the prestigious Fields Medal for mathematics.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with KPBS Passport! The film examines the life and mathematical work of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian immigrant to the United States who became a superstar in her field.