The Woman Who Loves Giraffes

Directed by Alison Reid

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Release Year: 2019
Running time: 82
Country: Canada
Language: English
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MSRP: $599.00
Directed by: Alison Reid

In 1956, four years before Jane Goodall ventured into the world of chimpanzees and seven years before Dian Fossey left to work with mountain gorillas, 23-year-old biologist Anne Innis Dagg made an unprecedented solo journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. When she returned home a year later, the insurmountable barriers she faced as a female scientist proved hard to overcome. In The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, Anne (now 86) retraces her steps, offering an intimate window into her life as a young woman, juxtaposed with a first-hand look at the devastating reality that giraffes are facing today. Anne and the species she loves have each experienced triumphs as well as setbacks. The Woman Who Loves Giraffes gives us a moving perspective on both.

Reviews

“This warm documentary uses one woman’s singular passion to fuel a tale of zoological discovery, blatant sexism and environmental alarm.”

- Jeannette Catsoulis, THE NEW YORK TIMES
 

“INSPIRING... A bright spot in the middle of this dark month, Alison Reid’s unabashedly sincere documentary offers gentle comfort even when it brushes up against tough subjects.”

- Elizabeth Weitzman, THE WRAP
 

“Her research was groundbreaking, and the 16 millimeter color footage she shot at the time, amply displayed in the documentary, is breathtaking.”

- Peter Rainer, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
 

“Alison Reid’s loving documentary affectionately celebrates little-known giraffologist Dr. Anne Innis Dagg’s groundbreaking scientific work and generous contributions to women’s equality.”

- Tomris Laffly, VARIETY
 

“A uniquely captivating hybrid of a movie.”

- David Lamble, THE BAY AREA REPORTER
 

“An inspiring documentary that should be at the top of everyone’s list of must-see films.”

- THE ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
 

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