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Refah Seyed Mahmoud
A University of Lethbridge alumnus (B.Sc. Physics, 2007), Refah Seyed Mahmoud is
a student in the 9th Cohort of Montana State University's Science and Natural History
Filmmaking Program. His interest is in directing alternative format films, including
commercials, large format, interactive, and online content. He recently returned from
Mexico where he worked as a field assistant for Discovery Channel's Wild Planet: North America. He is currently working on a thesis film about ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon.
Student Project
For his second year project, Refah Seyed Mahmoud built a rear projection dome and crafted an animated film, Earth & Moon, to experiment with the visual possibilities of anamorphic displays. Earth & Moon is a story of coincidence, consequence, and interstellar romance: a scientific fairytale that tells the story of the unique relationship between the earth and the moon.