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Mammy Water (1953)
Directed by Jean Rouch
Documentary · 19m
"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.
Crew
- Director
- Jean Rouch
- Writer
- Jean Rouch
- Editor
- Philippe Luzuy
- Producer
- Jean Rouch
Details
- Release date
- 1953-01-01
- Runtime
- 19m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Les Films de la Pléiade