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Ghost Elephants

An epic search for a mythical giant.

2026 7.7 1h 39m

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.

Documentary

Cast

Werner Herzog Narrator (voice)

Steve Boyes Self

Kerllen Costa Self - Environmental Anthropologist

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