Mammy Water
- Release Date
- 1953-01-01
- Runtime
- 0h 19m
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- N/A
- Links
- IMDb
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.