Living legend filmmaker Werner Herzog is synonymous with documentaries thanks to iconic films such as “Grizzly Man,” “My Best Friend,” and “Lessons of Darkness.” His latest doc sees Herzog directing, writing, and narrating “Ghost Elephants,” a new National Geographic Documentary Films project that is heading to select theaters in North America starting on February 27 via Abramorama.
We can now share a trailer for “Ghost Elephants” that documents the elusive elephants of Lisima, Angola, and tells a compelling story narrated by Herzog, as the German director has one of the most recognizable voices (often imitated) from the world of moviemaking.
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An official synopsis provided to us:
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, to succeed where advanced technology could not.
“Ghost Elephants” is produced by Herzog for Skellig Rock, Inc. and Ariel León Isacovitch for The Roots Production Service. Sobey Road Entertainment is another producing partner with Brian Nugent, Andrew Trapani, Emerson G. Farrel, David Sze, David B. Kirk, Terrence Battle, Richard Sneider, Christopher White, and Casey Graf as executive producers. Along with Documentary Films’ Carolyn Bernstein and Tim Horsburgh serving as executive producers.
Other ways to view “Ghost Elephants” include it airing on National Geographic on Saturday, March 7, at 9/8c and streaming the next day, March 8, on Disney+ and Hulu. The doc will also be released in select international territories, including Benelux (POM Benelux), France (Blue Note Films), Mexico (Daimon Cine), and Lithuania (Virtuoliai).
Feel free to view that new trailer for the nature doc below.
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