FilmedinCanada,Iran,andtheUnitedStates,SecretsoftheSurface:TheMathematicalVisionofMaryamMirzakhaniexaminesthelifeandmathematicalworkofMaryamMirzakhani,anIranianimmigranttotheUnitedStateswhobecameasuperstarinherfield.In2014,shewasboththefirstwomanandthefirstIraniantobehonoredbymathematics'highestprize,theFieldsMedal.Mirzakhani'scontributionsareexplainedbyleadingmathematiciansandillustratedbyanimatedsequences.Hermathematicalcolleaguesfromaroundtheworld,aswellasformerteachers,classmates,andstudentsinIrantoday,conveythedeepimpactofherachievements.Thepathofhereducation,successonIran'sMathOlympiadteam,andherbrilliantwork,makeMirzakhanianidealrolemodelforgirlslookingtowardcareersinscienceandmathematics.
