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Environmental Film Festival: THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES

Date: Mar 21, 2019 at 7:00pm to 9:07pm
Co-presented by the Center for Environmental Filmmaking at American University. FREE Event, register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-film-festival-the-woman-who-loves-giraffes-tickets-56827932877 Dr. Anne Innis Dagg retraces the steps of her groundbreaking 1956 journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. Now, at 85 years old, Anne sees a startling contrast between the world of giraffes she once knew and the one it has become. Weaving through the past and present, her harrowing journey gives us an intimate look into the factors that destroyed her career and the forces that brought her back. Post-screening discussion feat. Alison Reid (Director), Anne Innis Dagg (Film Subject/Zoologist), Mary Dagg (Film Subject), & Paul Zimic (Executive Producer). Moderated by Maggie Burnette Stogner (Executive Director, Center for Environmental Filmmaking).