This warm documentary not only spotlights the lively Dr. Dagg and her giraffe research but also her inspiring fight against sexism to study the animal she had always loved.

| Nov 22, 2021

Have you heard of Anne Innis Dagg? The answer is probably not, and people around the world should know her.

| Nov 22, 2021

What a pleasure to spend time with Dr. Dagg, a woman who shows us how important - and how transformative - the combination of curiosity, rigorous, fearless intellectual integrity, cheerfulness, and generosity of spirit can be.

| Nov 22, 2021

Dagg is a true trailblazer, and it's wonderful to see her celebrated.

| Nov 22, 2021

In The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, filmmaker Alison Reid presents a superb documentary profile,.

| Nov 22, 2021

Her frankness and relatability may not be as remarkable as her scientific achievements, but they certainly help turn her story into one that you can't help but enjoy.

| Nov 22, 2021

...a straightforward documentary enlivened by the presence of Dagg herself, who's still a vigorous presence at age 87.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 10, 2020

Passionate, funny and modest, Dagg is the sort of "character" documentarians dream of finding.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Apr 9, 2020

I don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater, because I think Anne Dagg's story is remarkable... But the problem with the film is too much B-roll.

| Feb 22, 2020

"The Woman Who Loves Giraffes" lives up to its title, and something more.

| Feb 20, 2020

"Jane" it's not, but it's no less intriguing in Reid's determination to sing the praises of the largely unsung contributions her subject made to biology and feminism.

| Original Score: B | Feb 15, 2020

An inspiring story of human resilience and animal conservation.

| Feb 14, 2020

"The Woman Who Loves Giraffes" is almost as much about the prejudice Dagg had to deal with as a female scientist as it is about the wondrous title creatures.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 13, 2020

It's worth being reminded that misogyny is as pernicious a force as the unchecked development that threatens the habitat of a majestic animal.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 12, 2020

I was educated and entertained and, once again, the film shows the desperate need for true equality between the sexes, even today.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 5, 2020

Will likely bring tears to your eyes.

| Jan 24, 2020

Inspirational biopic documentary on the Canadian zoologist Dr. Anne Innis Dagg.

| Original Score: A- | Jan 24, 2020

Dagg is the focus of Alison Reid's The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, and it confirms a long-held tenet of mine: If the subject of a documentary is fascinating, it doesn't much matter if the filmmaking is workmanlike.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 15, 2020

A fascinating story stunt coordinator-turned-filmmaker Reid patiently approaches from various captivating angles.

| Jan 10, 2020

Despite some grim ecological statistics and a conservationist message, the movie is so inspirational it feels like the sort of old-fashioned family film that can now be excavated on Disney+.

| Jan 9, 2020