Mammy Water

Mammy Water — Plot

"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.

• Release date
• January 1, 1953
• Runtime
• 19 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Jean Rouch