# Phil Ranstrom

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{{short description|American documentary film maker}}
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'''Phil Ranstrom''' is an American [documentary](/source/documentary) [film maker](/source/film_maker).

==Career==
From 1994 to 2006 Ranstrom worked as the producer of the documentary ''[Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street](/source/Cheat_You_Fair%3A_The_Story_of_Maxwell_Street)''.  During that time he interviewed a variety of  blues musicians such as [Buddy Guy](/source/Buddy_Guy), [Bo Diddley](/source/Bo_Diddley) and [Johnny Williams](/source/Johnny_Williams_(blues_musician)).<ref name="Glenview">{{citation | title=The demise of a dream | publisher=Glenview Announcements (Illinois) | date=November 1, 2007 | author=Sullivan, Catey}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web
| url = http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/gone-but-not-forgotten/Content?oid=924865
| title = Gone but Not Forgotten
| website = Chicago Reader
| date = April 26, 2007
| access-date = 2016-02-26
}}</ref>  The film won a nomination at the 2012 [Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards](/source/Chicago_%2F_Midwest_Emmy_Awards) for Outstanding Crafts Achievement Off-Air: Writer – Program On (non news) category.<ref>{{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=October 24, 2012 | author=Morgan, Mike}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1421532}}

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