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| | Ruth L Ratny presents REEL CHICAGO | Welcome |
 | | This year's fest spotlights Russia, with 12 films from the St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studio, the world's oldest, and nine films by British documentarian Angus MacQueen, whose long career reflects a continuing fascination with Russia. |
 | | The Doc Fest drew an audience of 6,500 last year, a figure Doc Fest founder Christopher Kamyszew hopes to double this year, with a goal of 25,000 by year five. |
 | | Screenings are held at six locations throughout the city: Beverly Arts Center and Doc Films at the U of C on the South Side, Facets, Gallery Theatre, Thorne Auditorium on the North Side and the Gateway Theatre on the Northwest Side. |
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