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Department of Cinema and Digital Media

About the Department of Cinema and Digital Media

The Department of Cinema and Digital Media (CDM) combines the study of audio-visual and digital media, theories about such media, and the relevant modes of artistic practice and production.

Cinema and Digital Media Life at UC Davis

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Student filmmakers at the Film Fest at UC Davis, 2026. (courtesy)
A group of six LP (little people) performers stand in a large studio in various groupings, holding poses and looking at each other. The NYC city skyline appear through the shaded windows behind them.
The cast of "Tallest Dwarf" by Professor Julie Wyman, stand in various groupings. (Gabriella Garcia-Pardo/courtesy)
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The UC Davis commencement at Golden One Center on June 13, 2025 in Sacramento. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)
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Students filming with a DSLR on the porch at the Memorial Union. (courtesy)
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Students walk to the new cinema theaters in Cruess Hall, which opened on March 30, 2022. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)
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"Vampires and Other Horrors in Film and Media" (FMS/GER 45) lecture taught by Dr. Kirsten Harjes in Wellman Hall on May 1, 2023. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)
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Vampires and Other Horrors in Film and Media (FMS/GER 45) Lecture taught by Dr. Kirsten Harjes in Wellman Hall on May 1, 2023. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

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Davis Humanities Institute (DHI) Relaunches with Wyman Film
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“It’s an extremely compelling piece of work,” said DHI Director and Professor of Russian Jenny Kaminer. “It is a deeply personal story told from her personal perspective, but it also touches upon profoundly important ethical questions that transcend her personal experience.” 

About the Relaunch