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<v Speaker 1>Berner. Herzog just made waves at the Venice Film Festival,

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<v Speaker 1>where he premiered his latest documentary, Ghost Elephants, and received

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<v Speaker 1>the prestigious honorary Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. The eighty

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<v Speaker 1>two year old German master followed conservationist Steve Boys into

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<v Speaker 1>the Angolan highlands searching for a mythical herd of giant elephants,

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<v Speaker 1>in what Herzog described as feeling like the hunt for

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<v Speaker 1>Moby Dick. National geographic documentary films quickly snapped up worldwide

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<v Speaker 1>streaming rights, with the film set to premiere on Disney

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<v Speaker 1>Plus and Hulu in twenty twenty six. In a masterclass

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<v Speaker 1>at Venice that had the film world buzzing, Herzog delivered

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<v Speaker 1>characteristically blunt advice to aspiring filmmakers, telling them they need

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<v Speaker 1>to know how to forward shooting permits, military dictatorships, and

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<v Speaker 1>pick locks, declaring that to make films you have to

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<v Speaker 1>be a borderline criminal. He also revealed he only watches

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<v Speaker 1>five or six films per year, preferring to read books instead,

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<v Speaker 1>and shared that back in two thousand and nine he

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<v Speaker 1>achieved the rare feat of having two films in competition

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<v Speaker 1>at Venice simultaneously. Perhaps most surprising for a director known

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<v Speaker 1>for shunning modern technology, Herzog just joined Instagram this week,

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<v Speaker 1>with his first post showing him grilling a stake over

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<v Speaker 1>Cohle's in a forest clearing. In the video, he explained

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<v Speaker 1>that while he does not use a cell phone, he

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<v Speaker 1>felt he should share his work and everyday things with followers,

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<v Speaker 1>marking a significant shift for someone who has long avoided

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<v Speaker 1>social media. Meanwhile, Herzog has been busy shooting his next

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<v Speaker 1>feature film, Bucking Fastard in Ireland, starring sisters Kate and

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<v Speaker 1>Rooney Mara, and he is developing an animated adaptation of

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<v Speaker 1>his novel The Twilight World. He has also been cast

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<v Speaker 1>as a voice actor in Bond June Hoe's upcoming animated

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<v Speaker 1>film about deep sea creatures. Herzog appeared at the IUCN

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<v Speaker 1>Congress where Ghost Elephant screamed, and he is scheduled to

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<v Speaker 1>appear in conversation with Larry Wilmore in Los Angeles on

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<v Speaker 1>November third to discuss his new book, The Future of Truth,

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<v Speaker 1>which explores finding truth in our post truth era amid

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<v Speaker 1>deep fake AI videos and fake news. And that is

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