Ghost Elephants
“An epic search for a mythical giant.”
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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Cast
14 people
Werner Herzog
Self - Narrator (voice)
Known for
Jack Reacher
The Mandalorian
Steve Boyes
Self
Kerllen Costa
Self - Environmental Anthropologist
Xui
Self
Xui 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
Werner Herzog Director · Ernst Reijseger Composer Rafael Leyva Cinematographer
United States release February 27, 2026 · Produced in United States, Namibia, Angola · Languages English, Portuguese
Production
Sobey Road Entertainment
Production
Skellig Rock
Production
The Roots Production Service
Production
United States · Namibia · Angola
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese
Release dates
Italy · August 27, 2025
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
United States · February 27, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States · March 8, 2026
Digital · Disney+ / Hulu
United States
August 30, 2025 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
March 7, 2026 · TV · National Geographic
Australia
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
February 15, 2026 · Premiere · Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Austria
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Denmark
March 11, 2026 · Premiere · CPH:DOX
Germany
December 12, 2025 · Premiere · Munich Film Museum
Hong Kong SAR China
April 2, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Italy
March 8, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
Mexico
April 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
April 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Poland
June 12, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Russia
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Message to Man International Film Festival
June 7, 2026 · Premiere · Beat Film Festival
Singapore
March 8, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
South Korea
March 8, 2026 · Digital
Taiwan
November 15, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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