Overview
"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.
Year 1953
Studio Les Films de la Pléiade
Director Jean Rouch
Crew Jean Rouch (Director), Jean Rouch (Producer), Jean Rouch (Writer), Jean Rouch (Cinematography), Philippe Luzuy (Editor), Lam Ibrahim Dia (Sound Recordist)
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Language Français
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