Ghost Elephants
An epic search for a mythical giant.
7.7
65 votes
February 27, 2026
1h 39m
Overview
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.
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Werner Herzog
Self - Narrator (voice)
Steve Boyes
Self
Kerllen Costa
Self - Environmental AnthropologistXui
SelfXui Dawid
SelfKobus
SelfGary Trower
Self - Anthropologist, San Culture SpecialistJordana Meyer
Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford UniversityRegedor Kaketche
Self - King of the NkangalaAntónio Luhoke
Self - Luchazi HunterMelissa Hawkins
Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian InstitutionMary Faith Flores
Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian InstitutionKatherine Solari
Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford UniversityEllie Armstrong
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