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Catalyst and Witness

A year-by-year analysis of the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen.
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2024 Festival Dispatch #2

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

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.

Oct 09, 2024

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.

Nov 10, 2023

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.

Oct 31, 2022

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

Oct 19, 2021

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

Oct 06, 2021

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

Sep 24, 2021

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...

Dec 26, 2020

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

Oct 17, 2020

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

Oct 07, 2020

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

Sep 29, 2020

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

Aug 19, 2020

16th (1978): "A Thousand and One Details"

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

15th (1977): "A Real Smash"

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

2019 Festival Dispatch #3

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

2019 Festival Dispatch #2

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

2019 Festival Dispatch #1

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

14th (1976): "Artistic Freedom"

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

13th (1975): "Celluloid Guerillas"

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

12th (1974): "A World Phenomenon"

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

11th (1973): "Trains in the Night"

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

10th (1972): "The Next Picture Show"

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

9th (1971): "This Year, Who Knows?"

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

2018 Festival Dispatch #3

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

2018 Festival Dispatch #2

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

8th (1970): "The Deluge"

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

7th (1969): "New Site, Same Scene"

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

2018 Festival Dispatch #1

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

6th (1968): "High Drama in Low Key"

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

5th (1967): "To See and Be Seen"

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
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