Ghost Elephants vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Ghost Elephants). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 39m. On the Impossibility of an Homage is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ghost Elephants
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Ghost Elephants | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Werner Herzog | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Werner Herzog, Steve Boyes, Kerllen Costa, Xui, Xui Dawid | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Ghost Elephants
In Angola's mist-shrouded highlands, three KhoiSan master trackers embark on a spiritual quest to rediscover the legendary "ghost elephants" of Lisima, creatures presumed lost but remembered in ancestral trance, ritual, and memory.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.
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