Ghost Elephants
Documentary

Ghost Elephants

“An epic search for a mythical giant.”

7.6/10 2026 1h 39m

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.

On screen

Top Cast

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Self - Narrator (voice)

Steve Boyes

Steve Boyes

Self

Kerllen Costa

Kerllen Costa

Self - Environmental Anthropologist

Xui

Xui

Self

Xui Dawid

Xui Dawid

Self

Kobus

Kobus

Self

Gary Trower

Gary Trower

Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist

Jordana Meyer

Jordana Meyer

Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University

Regedor Kaketche

Regedor Kaketche

Self - King of the Nkangala

António Luhoke

António Luhoke

Self - Luchazi Hunter

Melissa Hawkins

Melissa Hawkins

Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution

Mary Faith Flores

Mary Faith Flores

Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution

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