9.8.2026

Maryland Public Television (MPT) features Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience as part of its HBCU Week NOW program available on YouTube.

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Available on YouTube, HBCU Week NOW delivers an extensive library of on-demand programming, offering audiences immediate access to history and inspiring narratives that shape the HBCU experience. HBCU Week NOW offers films about the under-told stories of sacrifice, courage, innovation, and hope that chronicle HBCU contributions to science, medicine, history, education, civil rights, the arts, music, sports, and more!

7.24.2026 & 7.25.2026

The National Association of Mathematicians (NAM) will screen the Journeys of Black Mathematicians film series at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians (July 23-30) in Philadelphia. The screenings and following Q&A discussions will take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Benjamin Franklin Stage, Hall E.

Forging Resilience (Part One) will be screened on Friday, July 24, 2 to 3:45 p.m. Creating Pathways (Part Two) will be screened on Saturday, July 25, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (To reserve a spot at either of these free, public events, register at the conference web page and follow the instructions provided.)

4.1.2026

Three Zala Films productions are featured in Labocine's mathēmatiká April 2026 issue: Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem, Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani and our first mathematical biography, N is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős. (You can sign up with email to browse through the streaming platform's film archive of over 10,000 titles and Scenes repository of moving images and scientific data.)

3.15.2026

Zala Films is proud to support the May 12th initiative, which each year brings together events celebrating women in mathematics. For the second year, by special agreement, individuals and organizations may access the film Secrets of the Surface: the Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani between May 1 and May 20 for events planned from May 1 through June 15. A second film, "Je suis Soph Germain / I am Sophie Germain," is also available for screenings and celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birthday of the French mathematician Sophie Germain on April 1, 1876.

(You can make a request for screening authorization here.) Subtitles are available for both films in English, French, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish. Secrets of the Surface also has subtitles in Farsi and Japanese.

2.22.2026

Zala Films is a proud participant in the Year of Math 2026 program offering three of our recent films to community centers, public libraries, and local schools at reduced rates through the end of 2026. During this year, both Journeys of Black Mathematicians documentaries and Secrets of the Surface are available through the initiative. The year-long celebration of mathematics aims to reignite America's appreciation for mathematics. By targeting a broad, nationwide audience, the initiative engages people to experience the beauty, relevance, and potential of math in profound ways. The Year of Math invites individuals of all backgrounds to explore the subject without fear of judgment or failure.

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2.1.2026

MAA Focus, a publication of the Mathematical Association of America, published an interview in the February/March 2026 issue with Zala Films director George Csicsery, by Alicia Prieto-Langarica, distinguished professor, Mathematics and Statistics Department, Youngstown State University, and Claudio Gómez-González, assistant professor of mathematics, Carleton College.

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