About 

Chicago Movie Tours' founder, Kelli Marshall, spent more than a decade teaching, researching, and publishing in the fields of film and media studies.

 

Now, Kelli takes her expertise and love of teaching beyond the traditional college classroom and into real-world settings like the Art Institute and Union Station.

 

Whether you book or attend a movie talk or sign up for a walking tour, you'll hear well-researched stories and secrets related to Chicago and film, contextualized in history and culture.​

Chicago Movie Tours' walking tours and movie talks often explore singular aspects of cinema and TV.

 

Learn about The Wizard of Oz's links to Chicago, Hollywood genres in The Blues Brothers, and toupees and movie fan magazines.

Specializing in this way means you get to experience in-depth and memorable events that encourage you to reconsider the filmmaking process and its relationship to Chicagoland.

Through Chicago Movie Tours' movie talks, public walking tours, and private or group tours, you will have the opportunity to explore the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.

 

After all, both regions offer unique features and movie and TV histories.

Kelli cultivates partnerships and arrangements with popular and offbeat venues related to Chicago and film—to provide you with unique access, early admission, and, when possible, exclusive privileges.

Since humans spend nearly half their day interacting with media, Chicago Movie Tours believes that studying film, TV, and other media forms is crucial to our understanding of their effects on our lives.

Mass media shape virtually everything we learn.

 

Mass media determine what we talk and care about. ​

 

Mass media study us, so why shouldn’t we study them?