Free screening of Counted Out Math Documentary August 8, 2026

Counted Out Aug 8 promo image

The public is invited to the first-ever FREE virtual screening of the documentary, Counted Out on August 8, 2026. The film will stream from 4 - 6:16 p.m. EDT and will be followed by a live conversation with Julia Angwin and Talithia Williams about making sense of the world in the age of AI. This is a real-time event that will not be recorded.

Here's a summary of the film from the Counted Out website:

Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time through an unexpected lens: math.

In our current information economy, math is everywhere. The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we have access to, the jobs we get—all of it is underwritten by an invisible layer of math that few of us understand, or even notice. But whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy—whether we can speak the language of math—is a critical determinant of social and economic power.

Through a mosaic of personal stories, expert interviews, and scenes of math transformation in action, Counted Out shows what’s at risk if we keep the status quo. Do we want an America in which most of us don’t consider ourselves “math people”? Where math proficiency goes down as students grow up? Or do we want a country where everyone can understand the math that undergirds our society—and can help shape it?

Register for the event and watch a trailer here!

PD Team
SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Curriculum and Instruction PD Team