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.
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Mammy Water
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1953
Runtime
0h 19m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
58%
Original Title
Mammy Water
Production Companies
Les Films de la Pléiade
Director
Jean Rouch
Description
"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.