National Geographic acquires Werner Herzog's documentary, 'Ghost Elephants'

National Geographic acquires Werner Herzog's documentary, 'Ghost Elephants'

National Geographic announces it's acquired "Ghost Elephants," written, directed and narrated by Werner Herzog, who just received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice International Film Festival.

Sales So Far Out of Venice, TIFF, and Telluride: Amazon MGM Lands Paul McCartney Doc ‘Man on the Run,’ Nat Geo Buys Werner Herzog’s ‘Ghost Elephants’

While Venice and TIFF (at least this year) don’t have dedicated film markets for packages, there are still plenty of indies debuting at the festival that will have theatrical prowess or awards potential for the right buyer. At the start of the fall film festival season, we identified 15 films that we believe could sell and tried to match them to their perfect distributors. See what else sells and how many we got right below, and on the next page…

Venice: Werner Herzog Doc ‘Ghost Elephants’ Sells to National Geographic

The new documentary from the director of 'Grizzly Man' and 'Cave of Forgotten Time' will stream on Hulu and Disney+.

National Geographic Acquires Streaming Rights to Werner Herzog Doc 'Ghost Elephants'

National Geographic Documentary Films announced that it has acquired the streaming rights to the feature-length documentary Ghost Elephants, directed, narrated and written by legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog and featuring National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes. Streaming premiere dates for Disney+ and Hulu in 2026 are yet to be announced. The film will also receive a theatrical … Continue reading "National Geographic Acquires Streaming Rights…

Werner Herzog's 'Ghost Elephants' Acquired by Nat Geo Doc Films

A scene from ‘Ghost Elephants’ (Photo Credit: Wilderness Project Archive) National Geographic Documentary Films has picked up Werner Herzog’s Ghost Elephants documentary. The acquisition comes following the film’s Venice Film Festival premiere and prior to its screening at the Telluride Film Festival. The film is expected to have a theatrical release along with a streaming premiere on Disney+ and Hulu in 2026. Herzog wrote, directed, and narrate…

National Geographic Documentary Films lands streaming rights to Werner Herzog’s “Ghost Elephants”

National Geographic Documentary Films has acquired global streaming rights to the feature doc Ghost Elephants, directed, narrated and written by Werner Herzog. The film, produced by L.A.-based Sobey Road Entertainment, follows ...