When Dr. Anne Innis Dagg first encountered a giraffe at the zoo as a young girl, she quickly became enamoured with them. After completing a master’s degree in genetics in 1956 from the University of Toronto, Dagg travelled to South Africa to study giraffes. She initially had difficulty finding a place to stay because she was an unmarried woman travelling alone. In 1976, Dagg published her first book on giraffes, co-authored with Bristol Foster. Zoologists still consider this book to be a seminal text and Dagg as a leading authority on giraffes. Dagg struggled to receive a permanent teaching position despite being well qualified. She later advocated for gender equality, particularly in academia. 

Credits: 

Anne Innis Dagg: Lucy Ellis 
Young Anne: Hannah Turnbull 
Mr. Matthew: David R. Carter 
End Narration: Mary Dagg 
Director/EP: Alison Reid 
Producer: Suzan Mazur and Chantal Kemp 
Director of Photography: Dale Hildebrand 
1st AD: Alan Goluboff 
2nd AD: Ray Duff 
3rd AD: Akhil Khithani 
APM: Dana Uy 
Script Supervisor: Nancy Markle 
B Cam Op: Demetri Portelli 
1st AC A Cam: Joel Dalimonte 
1st AC B Camera: Craig Morgan 
2nd AC: Armand Portelli 
DMT: Steven Sangster 
Video Coordinator: Sean Kolumbus 
Editor: Noel Pendawa 
Composer: Kristjan Bergey and Joel Schwartz 
Production designer: Brian Verhoog 
VFX Supervisors: Dan Mariella and Steven Sangster 
Set Dresser: Emmet Verhoog 
Props Master: Duncan Kemp 
Costumer Designer: Jenifur Jarvis 
Make up: Melanie Sleep 
Hair: Renee Chan 
Key Grip: Naz Andrukhiv 
Best Grip: Wilny Su 
Assistant Location Manager: Armin Ahmadi 
Stills Photographer: Aura Hurtado 
Written by Alison Reid 
Produced by Pursuing Giraffes Adventures Inc. 

Thank you to Sunbelt Rentals Film & TV (formerly William F. Whites) for their in-kind support through film equipment rental.