6.6.2025

The Seattle Universal Math Museum screened Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience at the Museum of Flight on June 6, from 5 to 6 p.m., in Tukwila, Washington.

5.2025

Followers of the great Hungarian mathematician, Paul Erdős (1913-1996), will want to get ahold of a copy of Tangente, "l'aventure mathématique" (the mathematical adventure), a glossy French magazine focused on making mathematics accessible and engaging for a broad audience. Tangente is published by the Comité International des Jeux Mathematiques (CIJM). The May 2025 issue features numerous stories about the famous "wandering mathematician," including photos taken for the film and mentions of the 1993 film by Zala Films, N is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős. View the Erdős issue of Tangente here.

5.27.2025

All Things Being Equal: A Constellation of Mathematicians, a four-part series offered by the True Values Community, will feature four Zala Films productions: Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience & Creating Pathways; Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani; and Navajo Math Circles. The online discussion about these films will be held on May 27, at 8 p.m. EDT. Participation is limited. You can register for the guest list at this Eventbrite link.

5.9.2025

Stanford University Engineering faculty hosted a screening of Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience at the California campus on May 9, followed by a wide-ranging conversation about the numbers of African Americans and women scholars working in math. Stanford Pease-Ye Prof. of Electrical Engineering Eric Pop and Research Engineer Ludvig Galambos introduced the film. Panelists were USF Math and Computer Science Prof. Emeritus Allan Cruse; Stanford Asst. Prof. of Computer Science Sanmi Koyejo; UC Santa Cruz Assoc. Prof. of Math Jesse Kass; Stanford PhD candidate in chemical engineering Wrayzene Willoughby; and Director George Csicsery.

4.30.2025

Zala Films is proud to support the May 12th initiative, which each year brings together events celebrating women in mathematics. By special agreement with Zala Films, individuals and organizations may access the three films Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience, Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Creating Pathways and Secrets of the Surface: the Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani between May 1 and May 20. (You can make a request for screening authorization here.) The three films are available in English, French, Persian, Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish, thanks to subtitles provided by the May 12 initiative network. Secrets of the Surface is also available with subtitles in Greek, Italian and Japanese.

Translations and subtitles were created by Marie-Francoise Roy (French), Mojgan Mahmoudi (Persian), Andrea Jimenez (Spanish), Christina Brech, Manuela da Silva Souzan Juliana Fernandes da Silva, Irene Castro Pereira (Portuguese), Dilber Kocak (Turkish).

Translations and subtitles were created by Marie-Francoise Roy (French), Mojgan Mahmoudi (Persian), Andrea Jimenez (Spanish), Christina Brech, Manuela da Silva Souzan Juliana Fernandes da Silva, Irene Castro Pereira (Portuguese), Dilber Kocak, (Turkish).

3.5.2025

San Francisco State University's School of Cinema and Department of Mathematics are hosting a screening of Journeys of Black Mathematicians, Part I (Forging Resilience) and Part II (Creating Pathways) on March 5, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the August Coppola Theater, Fine Arts 101. A discussion with filmmaker George Csicsery, SF State Cinema alumnus, will follow each film. Admission is free.

2.21.2025

The Department of Mathematics with the MATH Club and Actuarial Science Club at Morgan State University will screen Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience, the first of two documentary films in a series, on February 21 in the Student Center Theater, 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore. Refreshments and information at 5 p.m. The screening begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by a panel discussion. Free and open to the public. Please register to attend.

2.19.2025

The Claremont Center for Mathematical Sciences Colloquium Series will host a screening of Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Creating Pathways, Part II of the documentary series, at Pomona College's Rose Hills Theater on February 19. The event opens with a reception at 3:30 p.m. with the film screening at 4:15 p.m. A discussion following the screening will feature Pomona mathematics alumni and faculty Tesfa Asmara '24, Onetta Brooks '74, Prof. Edray Goins and Mike Dairyko '17. Prof. Talithia Williams of Harvey Mudd College will serve as moderator.

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