Speaker 1: Berner. Herzog just made waves at the Venice Film Festival,
Speaker 1: where he premiered his latest documentary, Ghost Elephants, and received
Speaker 1: the prestigious honorary Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. The eighty
Speaker 1: two year old German master followed conservationist Steve Boys into
Speaker 1: the Angolan highlands searching for a mythical herd of giant elephants,
Speaker 1: in what Herzog described as feeling like the hunt for
Speaker 1: Moby Dick. National geographic documentary films quickly snapped up worldwide
Speaker 1: streaming rights, with the film set to premiere on Disney
Speaker 1: Plus and Hulu in twenty twenty six. In a masterclass
Speaker 1: at Venice that had the film world buzzing, Herzog delivered
Speaker 1: characteristically blunt advice to aspiring filmmakers, telling them they need
Speaker 1: to know how to forward shooting permits, military dictatorships, and
Speaker 1: pick locks, declaring that to make films you have to
Speaker 1: be a borderline criminal. He also revealed he only watches
Speaker 1: five or six films per year, preferring to read books instead,
Speaker 1: and shared that back in two thousand and nine he
Speaker 1: achieved the rare feat of having two films in competition
Speaker 1: at Venice simultaneously. Perhaps most surprising for a director known
Speaker 1: for shunning modern technology, Herzog just joined Instagram this week,
Speaker 1: with his first post showing him grilling a stake over
Speaker 1: Cohle's in a forest clearing. In the video, he explained
Speaker 1: that while he does not use a cell phone, he
Speaker 1: felt he should share his work and everyday things with followers,
Speaker 1: marking a significant shift for someone who has long avoided
Speaker 1: social media. Meanwhile, Herzog has been busy shooting his next
Speaker 1: feature film, Bucking Fastard in Ireland, starring sisters Kate and
Speaker 1: Rooney Mara, and he is developing an animated adaptation of
Speaker 1: his novel The Twilight World. He has also been cast
Speaker 1: as a voice actor in Bond June Hoe's upcoming animated
Speaker 1: film about deep sea creatures. Herzog appeared at the IUCN
Speaker 1: Congress where Ghost Elephant screamed, and he is scheduled to
Speaker 1: appear in conversation with Larry Wilmore in Los Angeles on
Speaker 1: November third to discuss his new book, The Future of Truth,
Speaker 1: which explores finding truth in our post truth era amid
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