Mammy Water

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Documentary

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.

Keywords

africa
ritual
ritual sacrifice
ghana

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1953
Original language: French
Spoken languages: French
Countries: France
Production: Les Films de la Pléiade
Director: Jean Rouch
Writer: Jean Rouch
Producer: Jean Rouch
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0210168