Ghost Elephants

Story

Synopsis

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

Writers

Werner Herzog

Language

English

Country

United States of America, Angola, Namibia

Release date

27 February 2026

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Werner Herzog

  Self - Narrator (voice)

• 

  Steve Boyes

  Self

• Kerllen Costa

  Self - Environmental Anthropologist

• Qui

  Self

• Qui-Dawid

  Self

• Kobus

  Self

• 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