Ryan Swen is a freelance film critic and a cinema and media studies MA candidate at the University of Southern California. He is a member of the Seattle Film Critics Society and holds an undergraduate degree in cinema and media studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. With Dan Molloy, he co-hosts the Catalyst and Witness podcast. Additionally, he creates short films.
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Ryan Swen
newsnayr@gmail.com | rswen@usc.edu | taipeimansions.com
(949) 295-6453 | 3025 Royal Street, Apt 325, Los Angeles, CA 90007
FILM WRITER
- Pursuing a masters degree in Cinema and Media Studies
- Focused writer on all manner of topics related to film
- Erudite yet readable and concise style
- Strong ability to meet deadlines
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Freelance Critic, 2016-present
- Frequently writes for at Taipei Mansions (personal site), Seattle Screen Scene (staff writer), and The Film Stage
- Has contributed to the BFI website, Hyperallergic, In Review Online, and the Brooklyn Magazine Film Section
- Member of the Seattle Film Critics Society
Archivist, 2019-present
- Assistant archivist intern for the USC Warner Bros. Archive and the USC Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive
Volunteer Programmer and Copy Writer, 2017-2019
- Wrote program descriptions for the Northwest Film Forum
- Assisted in programming and writing the descriptions for the experimental shorts section at the 2017 Local Sightings Film Festival at the Northwest Film Forum
Filmmaker, 2017-present
- Writer, director, editor, and cinematographer of numerous short films
- “Pictures at an Excavation” (2018; shot, edited, directed) in the experimental shorts official selection at the 2018 Local Sightings Film Festival
EDUCATION
- Pursuing an MA in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California (2018-present)
- BA in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle (2015-2018)
KEY SKILLS
- Writing
- Editing/Proofreading
- Fact-checking
TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
- Windows & Mac OS
- MS Office
- HTML5
