Mammy Water

Ma mère l'eau

  • Jean Rouch
  • 1954
  • France
  • 19 minutes
  • French

A short film on the fishing techniques and rituals of the Fanti in Ghana: the “surf boys'” offshore fishing, the customary and Catholic funerals of a priestess of the water spirit “Mammy Water”, a ceremony in honour of Mammy Water for the opening of the fishing season… A special screening (sound and image) will offer an opportunity to discover the different versions of the “commentary” (voice-over) of this film, whose images and sound were edited several times over.

  • Production : Les Films de la Pléiade
  • Editing : Philippe Luzuy
  • Sound : Damoure et Lam
  • Photography : Jean Rouch