Winner, Herzog has been making headlines in the past few days with a flurry of new projects and public appearances. According to Variety, Herzog premiered his latest documentary, Ghost Elephants at the Venice Film Festival, where it screened out of competition. The film follows the search for a mysterious herd of elephants in Angola and is set to premiere on Disney
Plus in March twenty twenty six. At the same festival, Herzog was honored with the Golden Line for lifetime Achievement, and Francis Ford Coppola paid tribute to him during the opening ceremony, calling Herzog an unlimited phenomenon. Kurtzog also revealed that he is currently shooting his next feature film, Bucking Fasted, in Ireland, starring sisters Kate and Rooney Mara. He's developing an animated film based on his novel The Twilight World, and has been cast as a voice actor in Bong
June Ho's upcoming animated film about deep sea creatures. Variety notes that Herzog never stops working and always has multiple projects in motion, following whichever comes at him with the greatest urgency. In a recent interview with Larry Wilmore, Herzog discussed his new book, The Future of Truth, which explores his concept of ecstatic truth, a poetic and emotional truth
that goes beyond mere facts. He also shared his philosophy on filmmaking, emphasizing practice over theory and the importance of self reliance. Herzog has also joined Instagram, marking his first foray into social media. In his debut reel, he explained that while he doesn't use a cell phone, he felt compelled to share his creative process and aspects of his
life with a wider audience. On the business side, Herzog's twenty nineteen pseudo documentary Family Romance LLLC, about the phenomenon of hired family members in Japan, has been mentioned in reviews of the new film Rental Family, which stars Brendan Fraser. Herzog's advice to aspiring directors continues to resonate with variety, highlighting his belief that independent cinema doesn't truly exist and
that film makers must be self reliant. He encourages creators to make films regardless of obstacles, famously stating do it anyway and That is it for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an update on Werner Herzog. Thanks for listening. This has been a quiet please production. For more check out quiet Please dot ai or search the term by snap wherever you listen