1953 · 0h 19m · Documentary
Genres: 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…
Director: Jean Rouch
Writers: Jean Rouch
Cinematography: Jean Rouch
Editor: Philippe Luzuy