"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.
Release Date | January 1, 1953 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Mammy Water | |
Runtime | 19min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | French | |
Original Language | French | |
Production Countries | France | |
Production Companies | Les Films de la Pléiade |