In harmony with other venues on the UC Davis campus and across
the state of California, The Arts departments are committed to
providing as safe an experience as possible to our greater
community—and will do so until state or county guidelines are
lifted.
Cinema and Digital Media combines the study of audio-visual and
digital media, theories about such media, and relevant modes of
artistic practice and production.
Jordan Brownlee (B.A., cinema and digital media ‘20) is
a cast member for the New York premiere of Jim Henson’s
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas which plays at the
New Victory Theatre Dec. 10- Jan. 2.
In conjunction with “Lynn Hershman Leeson: Twisted” at New York’s
New Museum, Lynn
Hershman Leeson (professor emerita, art studio and
cinema and digital media, ‘93-’06) has been profiled in The
Brooklyn Rail. Her feature films, Conceiving
Ada, Teknolust, and Strange Culture, all
starring Tilda Swinton. Read the interview on
The Brooklyn Rail website.
The Cruess Hall renovation has been completed and includes new
labs and facilities for students in the Department of Cinema and
Digital Media. Scheduled to open in fall 2021, the new spaces are
the Media Lab, Alt-Ctrl Lab and two screening rooms.
The work of pioneering new media artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson
(Professor Emerita, Art Studio and Cinema and Digital Media,
‘93-’06) is now featured in “Twisted,” a
solo exhibition at the New Museum in New York. Running until Oct.
3, the installation has received an enthusiastic review in
The New York Times.
