Film · 1953 · Documentary
"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.
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"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.
Mammy Water (1953) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 19m documentary directed by Jean Rouch is rated 5.7/10 by 7 viewers.
Mammy Water was released on January 1, 1953.
Mammy Water was directed by Jean Rouch.
Mammy Water has a runtime of 19 minutes.
Mammy Water is categorized as Documentary.
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