"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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars:
Crew: Jean Rouch (Director), Jean Rouch (Producer), Jean Rouch (Writer), Jean Rouch (Cinematography), Philippe Luzuy (Editor), Lam Ibrahim Dia (Sound Recordist)
Country: France
Language: Français
Studio: Les Films de la Pléiade
Runtime: 19 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1953
IMDb: 5.2
