Mammy Water (1953)
"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.
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Jean Rouch |
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Jean Rouch |
Writer |
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Jean Rouch |
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Edited By
Philippe Luzuy |
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Damouré Zika |
Sound Recordist |
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Lam Ibrahim Dia |
Sound Recordist |
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Jean Rouch |
Cinematography |
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