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Join the libraries, schools, colleges, film clubs, senior centers, and other venues rediscovering Chicago through film!
Featured Talk
The Art of Ferris Bueller
Book the counterpart to our popular walking tour on Ferris Bueller's Day Off as an in-person, virtual, or hybrid program!
About
Chicago Movie Tours' talks—whether in-person, virtual, or hybrid—incorporate HD videos, photos, clips and screenshots, maps, newspapers, movie fan magazines, animated slideshows, and expert commentary to bring the subject matter to life.
Topics are selected to draw audiences to your community and then leave them wanting to learn more.
Finally, these programs, whether virtual or in-person, always encourage audience contribution and Q&As/discussions.
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Available Talks
All of Chicago Movie Tours' programs are adaptable for in-person, online, or hybrid programming. See pricing.
Abortion in Dirty Dancing
45 min
Revisit the abortion plot in Dirty Dancing, without which the entire movie falls apart
Brief History of Hollywood Film
1 hr
Learn about three eras of Hollywood's history, from 1893-1970
Art of Ferris Bueller
1 hr
Learn about artwork featured in the movie 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'
Chicago Murals and Movie Stars
1 hr
Explore the lives of three stars via massive murals in Chicago
Chicago's 1933 World's Fair and Classic Film
30 min
Walk across a peninsula and uncover its connections to classic Hollywood
Chicago and Film's First Black Kiss
30 min
Walk to the site of the studio that filmed cinema's first Black kiss
Chicago's Union Station and the Movies
30 min
Stroll through Union Station and learn about its link to movies