Ghost Elephants

Matt Roush says...

Legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog knows a thing or two about obsession, making him the perfect visionary to direct and narrate this mesmerizing nature documentary. The 90-minute film follows National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes into the highlands and forests of Angola in Africa on a dreamlike quest to lay eyes on the possibly mythic ghost elephant, descendants of the planet’s largest land mammal (a replica is on display at the Smithsonian, though his actual tusks are in storage, too heavy to be attached). Boyes and Herzog immerse themselves in the local tribal culture to be granted permission to observe and study these elusive creatures, if only for a moment.

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