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.
Movie Info
Release Date: 1/1/1953
Runtime: 19 min
Director: Jean Rouch
Writers: Jean Rouch
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