Mammy Water (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.
- Released
- 1953-01-01
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 19 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jean Rouch
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 from 7 votes
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