Ghost Elephants

Directed by Werner Herzog
Not Rated
February 27, 2026    1h 39mDocumentary
7.0100%7.0
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.
  • Werner HerzogNarrator (voice) / Director / Writer / Producer
  • Steve BoyesSelf / Executive Producer
  • Kerllen CostaSelf - Environmental Anthropologist
  • XuiSelf
  • Xui DawidSelf
  • KobusSelf
  • Gary TrowerSelf - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist
  • Jordana MeyerSelf - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University
  • Regedor KaketcheSelf - King of the Nkangala
  • António LuhokeSelf - Luchazi Hunter
  • Melissa HawkinsSelf - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution
  • Mary Faith FloresSelf - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution
  • Katherine SolariSelf - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University
  • Ellie ArmstrongSelf - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside
  • Ariel Leon IsacovitchProducer
  • Andrew TrapaniExecutive Producer
  • Emerson FarrellExecutive Producer
  • David SzeExecutive Producer
  • David B. KirkExecutive Producer
  • Terrence BattleExecutive Producer

Ghost Elephants Ratings & Reviews

  • Niztradamus1d ago
    Beautiful documentary for a lazy sunday afternoon. In parts its sad, in others hopeful, presented in an authentic but scientific style. It's about nature, elusive elephants, the dying breed of Angolan trackers and the crimes of humanity. I can't help but smirk at my fellow German Werner Herzogs brutal accent but he is an amazing filmmaker and has the same qualities that made Attenbourgh famous, with a calmness reminding me of Bob Ross. Will they succeed in finding the elusive Ghost Elephant? That's something for you to find out.

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