Ghost Elephants

Name: Ghost Elephants
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-02-27
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Werner Herzog, Steve Boyes, Kerllen Costa, Xui, Xui Dawid

An epic search for a mythical giant.

Ghost Elephants (2026)

Timing: 1:39 (99 min)

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Video for the film Ghost Elephants — Official Trailer

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Release date

2026-02-27

Country

United States, Namibia, Angola

Production

National Geographic Documentary Films, Sobey Road Entertainment, Skellig Rock, The Roots Production Service

Genre

Documentary

Budget

Box office

Website

http://www.ghostelephants.com

Director

Werner Herzog

Actors

Werner Herzog, Steve Boyes, Kerllen Costa, Xui, Xui Dawid, Kobus, Gary Trower, Jordana Meyer, Regedor Kaketche, António Luhoke
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Scenario

Werner Herzog

Producer

Ariel Leon Isacovitch, Werner Herzog, Andrew Trapani, Emerson Farrell, David Sze, David B. Kirk, Terrence Battle, Casey Graf, Brian Nugent, Carolyn Bernstein

Camera operator

Rafael Leyva

Composer

Ernst Reijseger

Artist

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Editing

Marco Capalbo
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Short description

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.