The second 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 middle week of the 2024 New York Film Festival, and features guests Soham Gadre and Esther Rosenfield.
Nov 09, 2024
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.
Oct 09, 2024
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.
Nov 10, 2023
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.
Oct 31, 2022
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
Oct 19, 2021
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
Oct 06, 2021
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
Sep 24, 2021
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...
Dec 26, 2020
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
Oct 17, 2020
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
Oct 07, 2020
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
Sep 29, 2020
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
Aug 19, 2020
The sixteenth 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 sixteenth edition of the festival in 1978, and features special guest Evan Morgan, critic and co-host of the dormant Snakes & Funerals podcast. 0:00-18:45 – Opening 18:46-1:13:12 – Part One 1:13:13-2:10:51 – Part Two 2:10:52-3:16:50 – Part Three 3:16:51-4:22:38 – Part Four 4:22:39-4:28:57 – Closing...
Jul 26, 2020
The fifteenth 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 fifteenth edition of the festival in 1977, and features special guest Keith Uhlich. 0:00-18:22 – Opening 18:23-1:23:16 – Part One 1:23:17-2:45:25 – Part Two 2:45:26-3:48:38 – Part Three 3:48:39-4:50:18 – Part Four 4:50:19-5:39:23 – Part Five 5:39:24-6:54:08 – Part Six 6:54:09-7:02:59 – Closing...
Feb 23, 2020
The third 2019 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 half of the 2019 New York Film Festival, and features guests Graham L. Carter, Beatrice Loayza, and Dan Schindel. 0:00-26:36 – Part One 26:37-48:14 – Part Two
Nov 04, 2019
The second 2019 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 half of the 2019 New York Film Festival, and features guests Forrest Cardamenis, Lena Houst, Jake Pitre, and Etan Weisfogel. 0:00-57:26 – Part One 57:27-1:49:38 – Part Two
Oct 12, 2019
The 2019 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 2019 main slate. 0:00-1:02:25 - Part One
Aug 07, 2019
The fourteenth episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen and Dan Molloy. This covers the fourteenth edition of the festival in 1976. 0:00–27:53 – Opening 27:54–1:11:17 – Part One 1:11:18–1:55:04 – Part Two 1:55:05–2:34:08 – Part Three 2:34:09–3:20:25 – Part Four 3:20:26–3:26:08 – Closing
Jun 01, 2019
The thirteenth episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen and Dan Molloy. This covers the thirteenth edition of the festival in 1975, and features special guest Alyssa Heflin, George Eastman Museum film preservation graduate student and cinephile. 0:00-23:22 - Opening 23:23-1:30:07 - Part One 1:30:08-2:20:05 - Part Two 2:20:06-3:03:28 - Part Three 3:03:29-3:49:41 - Part Four 3:49:42-3:57:22 - Closing...
May 01, 2019
The twelfth episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen and Dan Molloy. This covers the twelfth edition of the festival in 1974, and features special guest Jason Miller, New York cinephile and kind of a Twitter guy. 0:00-23:16 - Opening 23:17-1:23:06 - Part One 1:23:07-3:04:18 - Part Two 3:04:19-4:03:18 - Part Three 4:03:19-5:08:57 - Part Four 5:08:58-5:13:31 - Closing...
Mar 01, 2019
The eleventh episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen and Dan Molloy. This covers the eleventh edition of the festival in 1973. 0:00-1:19:01 - Introduction [2018 Top Tens] 1:19:02-1:37:58 - Opening 1:37:59-2:18:45 - Part One 2:18:46-3:18:08 - Part Two 3:18:09-4:14:49 - Part Three 4:14:50-4:20:34 - Closing
Feb 01, 2019
The tenth episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen and Dan Molloy. This covers the tenth edition of the festival in 1972. 0:00-47:30 – Introduction 47:31-1:02:44 – Opening 1:02:45-1:41:57 – Part One 1:41:58-2:20:13 – Part Two 2:20:14-3:00:17 – Part Three 3:00:18-3:51:03 – Part Four 3:51:04-3:56:45 – Closing
Dec 24, 2018
The ninth episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen and Dan Molloy. This covers the ninth edition of the festival in 1971. 0:00-28:52 - Opening 28:53-1:27:08 - Part One 1:27:09-2:10:52 - Part Two 2:10:53-3:19:36 - Part Three 3:19:37-3:25:01 - Closing
Oct 31, 2018
The third 2018 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 and Dan Molloy. This covers the second half of the 2018 New York Film Festival, and features guests Forrest Cardamenis, Courtney Duckworth, Caden Mark Gardner, Jeva Lange, Jason Miller, and Kyle Pletcher. 0:00-58:56 - Part One 58:57-1:48:21 - Part Two
Oct 28, 2018
The second 2018 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 and Dan Molloy. This covers the first half of the 2018 New York Film Festival, and features guests Aret Frost, David Neary, and Kyle Pletcher. 0:00-52:36 - Part One 52:37-1:41:27 - Part Two
Oct 10, 2018
The eighth episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen and Dan Molloy. This covers the eighth edition of the festival in 1970. 0:00-17:13 - Opening 17:14-1:19:40 - Part One 1:19:41-2:19:33 - Part Two 2:19:34-2:53:46 - Part Three 2:53:47-3:56:36 - Part Four 3:56:37-4:04:55 - Closing
Oct 01, 2018
The seventh episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen and Dan Molloy. This covers the seventh edition of the festival in 1969, and features special guest Caden Mark Gardner, critic and co-publisher of Body Talk. 0:00-21:56 - Opening 21:57-1:21:11 - Part One 1:21:12-2:27:41 - Part Two 2:27:42-3:13:51 - Part Three 3:13:52-4:00:43 - Part Four 4:00:44-4:09:52 - Closing...
Sep 01, 2018
The first 2018 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 and Dan Molloy. This covers the announcement of the 2018 main slate. 0:00-1:03:40 - Part One 1:03:41-2:08:35 - Part Two
Aug 10, 2018
The sixth episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen and Dan Molloy. This covers the sixth edition of the festival in 1968, and features special guest Etan Weisfogel, cinephile and Twitter personality. 0:00-15:06 - Opening 15:07-1:18:27 - Part One 1:18:28-2:39:26 - Part Two 2:39:27-3:33:45- Part Three 3:33:46-4:47:58 - Part Four 4:47:59-4:59:07 - Closing
Aug 01, 2018
The fifth episode of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen and Dan Molloy. This covers the fifth edition of the festival in 1967. 0:00-12:42 – Opening 12:43-1:00:37 – Part One 1:00:38-1:34:58 – Part Two 1:34:59-2:03:23 – Part Three 2:03:24-2:38:47 – Part Four 2:38:48-2:45:04 – Closing
Jun 30, 2018