Chicago Writer Kris Rey Talks New Film ‘I Used To Go Here’ Starring Gillian Jacobs

By Justin Kaufmann
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‘I Used To Go Here’ Film / ‘I Used To Go Here’ Film
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‘I Used To Go Here’ Film / ‘I Used To Go Here’ Film

Chicago Writer Kris Rey Talks New Film ‘I Used To Go Here’ Starring Gillian Jacobs

By Justin Kaufmann
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In the new film “I Used to Go Here,” Chicagoan Kris Rey tells the story of a writer who comes back to her university for a book tour, only to step right back into her college life. The comedy was set to debut at SXSW and then released in theaters, but like everything in 2020, that plan evolved.

Reset talks with Rey and lead actor Gillian Jacobs about the new film, and the anxieties of returning to your roots.

GUESTS: Kris Rey, filmmaker and writer

Gillian Jacobs, actor