The documentary Ghost Elephants follows National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes on an epic journey as he sets out with some of the last remaining master trackers in the world in search of a mysterious, elusive herd of Ghost Elephants in the highlands of Angola.
Directed, narrated, and written by filmmaker Werner Herzog, Ghost Elephants premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where Herzog received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
On Thursday, February 26, Abramorama will host a one-night-only nationwide theatrical simulcast screening event of the film, followed by a live Q&A panel with Herzog and Boyes. Executive producer Brian Nugent will introduce the 7 p.m. public screening at the AMC Lincoln Square in Manhattan and join the panel discussion that will be transmitted live to theaters nationwide.
Abramorama will release the documentary in select North American theaters beginning on February 27. It will also be released in select international territories, including Benelux (POM Benelux), France (Blue Note Films), Mexico (Daimon Cine), and Lithuania (Virtuoliai).
Following the theatrical run, Ghost Elephants debuts on National Geographic on Saturday, March 7, at 9/8c and streams the next day, March 8, on Disney+ and Hulu.
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.
Complementing the film is the coffee table book “Okavango and the Source of Life” by Steve Boyes, releasing March 3 in tandem with the documentary. The book expands the journey beyond the screen, featuring more than 100 striking photographs, detailed maps, and Boyes’ personal reflections from years of grueling expeditions to the Angolan headwaters of the Okavango. It documents the same remaining waterways, communities, and fragile ecosystems explored in the film, conveying the physical and emotional toll of navigating a wilderness long closed off by war. With a foreword by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and portraits of local traditional knowledge keepers, the book offers an intimate and visually rich companion to the cinematic experience.
Watch the official trailer for Ghost Elephants
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