Berner. Herzog just made waves at the Venice Film Festival, where he premiered his latest documentary, Ghost Elephants, and received the prestigious honorary Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. The eighty two year old German master followed conservationist Steve Boys into the Angolan highlands searching for a mythical herd of giant elephants, in what Herzog described as feeling like the hunt for
Moby Dick. National geographic documentary films quickly snapped up worldwide streaming rights, with the film set to premiere on Disney Plus and Hulu in twenty twenty six. In a masterclass at Venice that had the film world buzzing, Herzog delivered characteristically blunt advice to aspiring filmmakers, telling them they need to know how to forward shooting permits, military dictatorships, and pick locks, declaring that to make films you have to
be a borderline criminal. He also revealed he only watches five or six films per year, preferring to read books instead, and shared that back in two thousand and nine he achieved the rare feat of having two films in competition at Venice simultaneously. Perhaps most surprising for a director known for shunning modern technology, Herzog just joined Instagram this week, with his first post showing him grilling a stake over
Cohle's in a forest clearing. In the video, he explained that while he does not use a cell phone, he felt he should share his work and everyday things with followers, marking a significant shift for someone who has long avoided social media. Meanwhile, Herzog has been busy shooting his next feature film, Bucking Fastard in Ireland, starring sisters Kate and Rooney Mara, and he is developing an animated adaptation of
his novel The Twilight World. He has also been cast as a voice actor in Bond June Hoe's upcoming animated film about deep sea creatures. Herzog appeared at the IUCN Congress where Ghost Elephant screamed, and he is scheduled to appear in conversation with Larry Wilmore in Los Angeles on November third to discuss his new book, The Future of Truth, which explores finding truth in our post truth era amid deep fake AI videos and fake news. And that is it for to day. Make sure you hit the subscribe
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