Mammy Water
1953, French. Directed by Jean Rouch.
"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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- 0h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 1953
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean Rouch
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Mammy Water (1953) was directed by Jean Rouch.