KERLLEN COSTA
Film Participant National Geographic Explorer, Ethnobiologist and Environmental Anthropologist
erllen Costa has dedicated his career to protecting Angola’s natural and cultural heritage. As the Angola country director for the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, he has led scientific expeditions deep into some of southern Africa’s most remote rivers, while advocating for the powerful role of Indigenous ecological knowledge. Together with Boyes, Costa went on a mission to follow a mysterious herd of Ghost Elephants in the jungles of Angola. Their exciting adventures have been featured in National Geographic’s documentary “Ghost Elephants,” which premiered at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival. Costa was a recipient of the National Geographic Society’s 2024 Wayfinder Award.
