Ghost Elephants
2026·Movie·1h 39m
Documentary
An epic search for a mythical giant.
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.
- Directed by
- Werner Herzog
- Original language
- English
- Released
- 27 February 2026
Where to Watch
Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data
Cast
Werner Herzog
Self - Narrator (voice)
Steve Boyes
Self
Kerllen Costa
Self - Environmental Anthropologist
- X
Xui
Self
- XD
Xui Dawid
Self
- K
Kobus
Self
- GT
Gary Trower
Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist
- JM
Jordana Meyer
Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University
- RK
Regedor Kaketche
Self - King of the Nkangala
- AL
António Luhoke
Self - Luchazi Hunter
- MH
Melissa Hawkins
Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution
- MF
Mary Faith Flores
Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution