Ghost Elephants

Synopsis

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.

Details

Director

Werner Herzog

Release

February 27, 2026

Status

Released

Country

United States of America, Namibia, Angola

Network

Sobey Road Entertainment

Runtime

1h 39m

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Where to watch

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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

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