Plot Summary
"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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Mammy Water
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- fr
Where to watch free (US)
Kanopy
Production Companies
Les Films de la Pléiade
