Mammy Water
"Mammy Water" is mother sea, source of food. Jean Rouch filmed this short documentary in the Gulf of Guinea, in Ghana, where is held a colorful festival, the Chama, in which the participants offer cassava, gin and tobacco to the spirits of water and sacrifice a white ox to thank them and express their gratitude and respect.
Release Date
January 1, 1953Runtime
19 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Jean RouchWritten by
Jean RouchLanguage
FrenchBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
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