The Woman Who Loves Giraffes

The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
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Runtime: 1 Hr. 23 Min. Rating: Release Year: 2018 Film Info: Screening format: DCP
Visit Website Director: Alison Reid Producer: Alison Reid, Joanne P. Jackson Screenwriter: Alison Reid Cinematographer: Dale Hildebrand, Lainie Knox, Iris Ng Editor: Caroline Christie, Mike Munn

Sponsored by: Blake and Cheryl Moret

 

Dr. Anne Innis Dagg revolutionized zoology in the 1950s when she became the first biologist to observe giraffes in the wild. However, male-dominated academia repeatedly blocked her from getting tenure and pursuing a career. This uplifting doc sets the record straight, following Dagg as she retraces the steps of her original journey to see her beloved giraffes again, while showing how the impact she made in the field—and for future female scientists—is still felt today.

 

"The Woman Who Loves Giraffes shows the important scientific contributions and fascinating life of a giraffe-loving feminist pioneer."
- The Stranger
 
"Alison Reid deserves high praise for fine storytelling, combining ecology and social-justice issues while focusing on a woman ahead of her times, whose ambitions were thwarted by institutional sexism."
- Toronto Star

Community Partners: Sip & Purr Cat Cafe, The Soup House

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