Back by popular demand after sold-out Doc Soup premiere!
Years before Jane Goodall ventured into the world of chimpanzees and Dian Fossey worked with mountain gorillas, 23-year old Canadian Anne Innis Dagg made an unprecedented expedition to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. Despite returning home with ground-breaking research, the numerous barriers Dagg faced as a female scientist proved harder to overcome. Denied tenure at University of Guelph, she blazed her own trail as a feminist activist for over three decades—and now she’s finally getting her due. Through letters and stunning 16mm footage, this inspiring portrait retraces Dagg’s journey to becoming the world’s first “giraffeologist” and the triumphs and battles along the way.
Film subject Anne Innis Dagg and producer Joanne Jackson will be in attendance for post-screening Q&As at all screenings on November 16 and 17. Director Alison Reid will be joining the chat via Skype.
Co-presented with Wildlife Preservation Canada