Ghost Elephants

Ghost Elephants 8.5/10

An epic search for a mythical giant.

Year of Release: 2026  | Runtime: 01:39 Hrs.
Documentary 

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 by technology but remembered in ancestral trance, ritual, and memory.

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Production
The Roots Production Service
Cast
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Steve Boyes
Steve Boyes
Self
Kerllen Costa
Kerllen Costa
Self - Environmental Anthropologist
No profile - Xui
Xui
Self
No profile - Xui Dawid
Xui Dawid
Self
No profile - Kobus
Kobus
Self
No profile - Gary Trower
Gary Trower
Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist
No profile - Jordana Meyer
Jordana Meyer
Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University
No profile - Regedor Kaketche
Regedor Kaketche
Self - King of the Nkangala
No profile - António Luhoke
António Luhoke
Self - Luchazi Hunter
No profile - Melissa Hawkins
Melissa Hawkins
Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution
No profile - Mary Faith Flores
Mary Faith Flores
Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution
No profile - Katherine Solari
Katherine Solari
Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University
No profile - Ellie Armstrong
Ellie Armstrong
Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside

FULL CREW
Werner Herzog
Directing
Marco Capalbo
Editing
Rafael Leyva
Camera
Werner Herzog
Writing
Ariel Leon Isacovitch
Production
Andrew Trapani
Production
Emerson Farrell
Production
David Sze
Production
David B. Kirk
Production
Terrence Battle
Production
Casey Graf
Production
Brian Nugent
Production
Carolyn Bernstein
Production
Tim Horsburgh
Production
Werner Herzog
Production
Ernst Reijseger
Sound
Roger Horrocks
Crew
Eric Averdung
Crew
Roger Horrocks
Camera
Johann Vorster
Camera
Erik Bosgraaf
Sound
Shane Ross
Editing
Juan Salvo
Editing
Werner Herzog
Writing
Ahmed Al-Tayyeb
Production
Tobin Armbrust
Production
David Knott
Production
Steve Boyes
Production
Richard Sneider
Production
Christopher White
Production
Veronica Ferres
Production
Ralf Berchtold
Production
David Garrett
Production

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