For over a decade, Dr. Steve Boyes, conservation biologist and National Geographic Explorer, has been in search of a mysterious, elusive herd of Ghost Elephants in the highlands of Angola, deep within its forests. From acclaimed director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man), Ghost Elephants follows Boyes on an epic journey as he sets out with some of the best master trackers in the world, in pursuit of an animal long believed to be a myth.
In the mist-covered highlands of Angola, deep within its forests, a mystery endures: the elusive Ghost Elephants of Lisima, the potential living descendants of the largest land mammal ever recorded. Steve Boyes, conservation biologist and leader of the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, is determined to prove their existence.
In order to find these elusive elephants, Boyes and fellow National Geographic Explorer Kerllen Costa have teamed up with three KhoiSan master trackers: Xui, Xui Dawid, and Kobus. Refugees from a war-torn past who have faced considerable marginalization in southern Africa, the trackers return to their ancestral lands to succeed where advanced technology could not.
Directed, narrated and written by legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog, Ghost Elephants is a lyrical tale of survival, reconnection and the enduring power of ancient knowledge in the face of modern loss.
“An engaging story well-told, one that takes us to a far-flung part of the world, exposes its raw beauty, and spends time with its curious human inhabitants.” – Lee Marshall, Screen Daily
“An affectionate and affection-inducing pursuit of real animals and unreachable dreams.” – David Ehrlich, IndieWire
“Ghost Elephants steps outside the boundaries of science-based nature docs.” – David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
