Ghost Elephants (2026)
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.
Director:
Werner Herzog
Writer:
Werner Herzog
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Werner Herzog as Narrator (voice) |
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Steve Boyes as Self |
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Kerllen Costa as Self - Environmental Anthropologist |
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Xui as Self |
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Xui Dawid as Self |
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Kobus as Self |
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Gary Trower as Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist |
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Jordana Meyer as Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University |
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Regedor Kaketche as Self - King of the Nkangala |
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António Luhoke as Self - Luchazi Hunter |
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Melissa Hawkins as Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution |
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Mary Faith Flores as Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution |
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Katherine Solari as Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University |
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Ellie Armstrong as Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside |
| Directing | Werner Herzog | Director |
| Editing | Marco Capalbo | Editor |
| Camera | Rafael Leyva | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Werner Herzog | Writer |
| Production | Ariel Leon Isacovitch | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Trapani | Executive Producer |
| Production | Emerson Farrell | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Sze | Executive Producer |
| Production | David B. Kirk | Executive Producer |
| Production | Terrence Battle | Executive Producer |
| Production | Casey Graf | Executive Producer |
| Production | Brian Nugent | Executive Producer |
| Production | Carolyn Bernstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tim Horsburgh | Executive Producer |
| Production | Werner Herzog | Producer |
| Sound | Ernst Reijseger | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Roger Horrocks | Cinematography |
| Crew | Eric Averdung | Cinematography |
| Camera | Roger Horrocks | Underwater Camera |
| Camera | Johann Vorster | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Erik Bosgraaf | Musician |
| Editing | Shane Ross | Colorist |
| Editing | Juan Salvo | Colorist |
| Writing | Werner Herzog | Screenplay |
| Production | Ahmed Al-Tayyeb | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Tobin Armbrust | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | David Knott | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Steve Boyes | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Sneider | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christopher White | Executive Producer |
| Production | Veronica Ferres | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ralf Berchtold | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Garrett | Executive Producer |
