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Phil Ranstrom is an American documentary film director living in Chicago, Illinois. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale and has been writing, producing and directing documentaries since the early 1980's. Among his credits are the 1983 Chicago Emmy Award nominated documentary, The Cocaine Express ^[1] and the critically-acclaimed, Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street, which Chicago Tribune writer and WGN (AM) host, Rick Kogan called, "One of the most remarkable pieces of work I've ever seen." ^[2] Cheat You Fair was also shown at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah ^[3]. The DVD is available at the film's website. ^[4]

Filmography

The Cocaine Express (1983)
I Remember Riverview (1984)
Uptown Christian Soldiers (1985)
Reclaiming America (1986)
Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street (2007)
Electrified: The Story of the Maxwell Street Urban Blues (2008)

References

External links

2008 Red Gorilla Festival in Austin, Texas

[1]

2008 Deep Blues Festival, Minneapolis, MN

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2008 Antwerp, Belgium Cultuurcentrum

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2008 Sundance Film Festival, along with it's companion film, "Electrified: The Story of the Maxwell Street Urban Blues"

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2008 various screenings in cities in Poland

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"Sunday Papers", WGN Radio, Rick Kogan, 1/24/10

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"EightFortyEIght", WBEZ Radio, Richard Steele, 2/19/10

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Midday News, WGN Television, Steve Sanders, 1/7/10

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"Gone But Not Forgotten", Chicago Reader, Ben Joravsky, 4/26/07

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"EightFortyEIght", WBEZ Radio, Steve Edwards, 4/6/07

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YouTube Maxwell Street Channel

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"I Remember Riverview" - part 1

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"I Remember Riverview" - part 2

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[1] ttp://www.chicagodocfestival.org/07_cheat%20your%20fair.htm

[2] ttp://www.wgnradio.com/shows/sundaypapers/wgnam-sunday-papers-12410rick-kogan,0,1768553.mp3file

[3] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHMHFO5n6Cc&NR=1

[4] ttp://www.cheatyoufairthemovie.com

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-* [http://www.CheatYouFairTheMovie.com/ CHEAT YOU FAIR WEBSITE]
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-* [http://www.bigshoulders.com/default.aspx] Big Shoulders Digital Video Productions
+* [http://www.bigshoulders.com/default.aspx/  Big Shoulders Digital Video Productions]
+* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0860834/ Internet Movie Database]
+* [http://www.chicagodocfestival.org/arch_schedule_2007.htm/ 2007 Chicago International Documentary Festival]
-Internet Movie Database
+* [http://www.chicagodocfestival.org/07_cheat%20your%20fair.htm/ 2007 Chicago International Documentary Festival]
-* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0860834/]
+* [http://www.chopintheatre.com/event.php?id=146/ Chopin Theater, Chicago, IL]
+* [http://www.chicagodocfestival.org/arch_schedule_2007.htm/ Portage Theater, Chicago, IL]
-Chicago International Documentary Festival
+* [http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Marquee/November-2007/Want-Some-Cheat-with-That-Whine/Skokie Theater, Skokie, IL]
-* [http://www.chicagodocfestival.org/arch_schedule_2007.htm]
+* [http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Chicago-Guide/Chicago-Guide/index.php?tagID=434&cp=7&si=60/Skokie Theater, Skokie, IL]
-* [http://www.chicagodocfestival.org/07_cheat%20your%20fair.htm]
+* [http://s65962.gridserver.com/home/ Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL]
-Chopin Theater, Chicago, IL
-* [http://www.chopintheatre.com/event.php?id=146]
-Portage Theater, Chicago, IL
-* [http://www.chicagodocfestival.org/arch_schedule_2007.htm]
-Skokie Theater, Skokie, IL
-* [http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Marquee/November-2007/Want-Some-Cheat-with-That-Whine/]
-* [http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Chicago-Guide/Chicago-Guide/index.php?tagID=434&cp=7&si=60]
-Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
-* [http://s65962.gridserver.com/home]
 Red Gorilla Festival in Austin, Texas