Catalyst and Witness

Ryan Swen

Personal Explorations of the NYFF

  • 2024 Festival Dispatch #1

    The first 2024 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the first week of the 2024 New York Film Festival, and features guests Forrest Cardamenis and Jackson Kim Murphy.

    9 October 2024, 6:23 pm
  • 2023 Festival Dispatch

    The 2023 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the 2023 New York Film Festival, and features guest Dan Schindel.

    10 November 2023, 9:32 am
  • 2022 Festival Dispatch

    The 2022 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the 2022 New York Film Festival, and features guest Nick Newman.

    31 October 2022, 1:23 am
  • 2021 Festival Dispatch #2

    The second 2021 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the second week of the 2021 New York Film Festival, and features guests Forrest Cardamenis, Edo Choi, Soham Gadre, Susannah Gruder, Jeva Lange, and Jason Miller.

    0:00-54:44 - Part One
    54:45-1:55:41 - Part Two

    19 October 2021, 10:43 pm
  • 2021 Festival Dispatch #1

    The first 2021 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the first week of the 2021 New York Film Festival, and features guests Forrest Cardamenis, Soham Gadre, Susannah Gruder, and Patrick Preziosi. (Edo Choi was also on the call but could not be included due to technical difficulties.)

    0:00-34:08 - Part One
    34:09-1:11:09 - Part Two

    6 October 2021, 1:16 am
  • 18th (1980): "The Earth Strikes Back"

    The eighteenth episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the eighteenth edition of the festival in 1980, and features special guest Shawn Glinis, host of the Wiseman Podcast.

    0:00-16:20 - Opening
    16:21-55:27 - Part One
    55:28-1:33:05 - Part Two
    1:33:06-2:27:51 - Part Three
    2:27:52-3:20:37 - Part Four
    3:20:38-3:26:19 - Closing

    24 September 2021, 4:51 am
  • 17th (1979): "Film Capital of the World"

    The seventeenth episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the seventeenth edition of the festival in 1979, and features special guest Jake Cole, freelance film critic for Slant Magazine.

    0:00-15:35 – Opening
    15:36-1:08:42 – Part One
    1:08:43-2:16:06 – Part Two
    2:16:07-3:13:08 – Part Three
    3:13:09-4:11:27 – Part Four
    4:11:28-4:17:25 – Closing

    26 December 2020, 10:42 pm
  • 2020 Festival Dispatch #4

    The fourth 2020 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the third week of the 2020 New York Film Festival, and features guests Forrest Cardamenis, Soham Gadre, and Jason Miller.

    0:00-1:01:03 – Part One
    1:01:04-2:06:23 – Part Two

    17 October 2020, 7:23 pm
  • 2020 Festival Dispatch #3

    The third 2020 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the second week of the 2020 New York Film Festival, and features guests Forrest Cardamenis, Jeva Lange, Jason Miller, and C.J. Prince.

    0:00-1:07:45 - Part One
    1:07:46-2:07:51 - Part Two

    7 October 2020, 7:36 pm
  • 2020 Festival Dispatch #2

    The second 2020 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the first week of the 2020 New York Film Festival, and features guests Forrest Cardamenis, Max Carpenter, Susannah Gruder, Jeva Lange, Chloe Lizotte, and C.J. Prince.

    0:00-1:05:18 – Part One
    1:05:19-2:06:11 – Part Two

    29 September 2020, 8:15 pm
  • 2020 Festival Dispatch #1

    The first 2020 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the announcement of the 2020 main slate, and features guest Jason Miller.

    0:00-1:28:41 - Part One

    19 August 2020, 4:20 pm
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