Mammy Water

Mammy Water

19 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1953

"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.

Mammy Water

19 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1953

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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Les Films de la Pléiade
Original title Mammy Water
Directors Jean Rouch
Writers Jean Rouch

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