Ghost Elephants

An epic search for a mythical giant.
7.7 2026 1h 39m Documentary
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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.

Released
2026-02-27
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
7.7
Status
Released

Cast

Werner HerzogSelf - Narrator (voice)
Steve BoyesSelf
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

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