FilmedinCanada,Iran,andtheUnitedStates,SecretsoftheSurface:TheMathematicalVisionofMaryamMirzakhaniexaminesthelifeandmathematicalworkofMaryamMirzakhani,anIranianimmigranttotheUnitedStateswhobecameasuperstarinherfieldIn2014,shewasboththefirstwomanandthefirstIraniantobehonoredbymathematics'highestprize,theFieldsMedalMirzakhani'scontributionsareexplainedbyleadingmathematiciansandillustratedbyanimatedsequencesHermathematicalcolleaguesfromaroundtheworld,aswellasformerteachers,classmates,andstudentsinIrantoday,conveythedeepimpactofherachievementsThepathofhereducation,successonIran'sMathOlympiadteam,andherbrilliantwork,makeMirzakhanianidealrolemodelforgirlslookingtowardcareersinscienceandmathematics