Mammy Water
1953 19min FR
"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.
director: Jean Rouch
external: IMDb
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Jean Rouch
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Jean Rouch
Writer
Jean Rouch
Director
Jean Rouch
Cinematography
Philippe Luzuy
Editor
Damouré Zika
Sound Recordist
Lam Ibrahim Dia
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