Ghost Elephants
“An epic search for a mythical giant.”
2026•NR•1h 39m•7.7•Released
Documentary
In Angola's mist-shrouded highlands, three KhoiSan master trackers embark on a spiritual quest to rediscover the legendary "ghost elephants" of Lisima, creatures presumed lost but remembered in ancestral trance, ritual, and memory.
Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
Werner Herzog, Werner Herzog
Languages
English, Portuguese
Studio
Sobey Road Entertainment
Cast
Werner Herzog
Self - Narrator (voice)
Steve Boyes
Self
Kerllen Costa
Self - Environmental Anthropologist
Xui
Self
Xui Dawid
Self
Kobus
Self
Gary Trower
Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist
Jordana Meyer
Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University
Regedor Kaketche
Self - King of the Nkangala
António Luhoke
Self - Luchazi Hunter
Melissa Hawkins
Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution
Mary Faith Flores
Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution
Katherine Solari
Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University
Ellie Armstrong
Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside
Production
Company
Sobey Road Entertainment
Company
Skellig Rock
Company
The Roots Production Service
Producer
Ariel Leon Isacovitch
Producer
Werner Herzog
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