The Woman Who Loves Giraffes

Alison Reid / Doc / Canada / 2019 / 82m / G rating

A profile of giraffe researcher Anne Dagg who, in 1956, became one of the first people to ever observe and report on animal behaviour, against the odds. 

Dr. Anne Innis Dagg re-traces the steps of her groundbreaking 1956 journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild at age 23 – and discovers a startling contrast between the world of giraffes she once knew and the one it has become. Weaving through the past and present, her journey gives us an intimate look into the factors that challenged her career in a male dominated field, and the forces that brought her back. With letters and stunning 16mm film footage from that first visit, matched with her calm determination, this unique portrait shines a light on a groundbreaking woman and her commitment.

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