Phil Ranstrom

{{short description|American documentary film maker}}

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| website = [http://www.MaxwellStreetDocumentary.com MaxwellStreetDocumentary.com]

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Phil Ranstrom is an American documentary film maker.

Career

From 1994 to 2006 Ranstrom worked as the producer of the documentary Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street. During that time he interviewed a variety of blues musicians such as Buddy Guy, Bo Diddley and Johnny Williams.{{cite web | title=The demise of a dream | publisher=Glenview Announcements (IL) | date=Nov 1, 2007 | author=Sullivan, Catey}} Ranstrom tells the story of the displacement of the neighborhood's residents in favor of condos and commercial establishments and the subsequent effect on blues culture.{{Cite web

| url = http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/gone-but-not-forgotten/Content?oid=924865

| title = Gone but Not Forgotten

| website = Chicago Reader

| date = 26 April 2007

| access-date = 2016-02-26

}} The film won a nomination at the 2012 Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards for Outstanding Crafts Achievement Off-Air: Writer – Program On (non news) category.{{cite web |url=http://www.reelchicago.com/article/14-indie-made-tv-shows-earn-midwest-emmy-nominations121023 |title=14 indie made TV shows earn Midwest Emmy nominations | publisher=Reel Chicago | date=Oct 24, 2012 | author=Morgan, Mike}}

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