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Mammy water
Title
Mammy water [electronic resource] / Ministère de la culture, Les archives du film du Centre national de la cinématographie présentent ; Pierre Braunberger présente ; un film de Jean Rouch ; Films de la Pléiade.
Published
[Brooklyn, N.Y.] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2014]
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (18 min.) : digital, sd., col.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally produced by: Films de la Pléiade, [1954]; previously released in 2012.
Title from title frames.
Editing, Philippe Luzuy.
In French with English subtitles.
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 25, 2014).
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
A portrait of a fishing village, Shama, Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea, as filmed in 1953 and 1954. The success of the fishermen is governed by water spirits ("Mammy water") which are honored with ceremonies and offerings to the sea.
Variant and related titles
Docuseek2.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
French
Added to Catalog
October 30, 2018
Credits
Editing, Philippe Luzuy.
System details note
System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Audience
8 and up.
Videorecording number
if-mam Docuseek2
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Short films.
Also listed under
France. Ministère de la culture.
Centre national de la cinématographie (France). Service des archives du film.
Films de la Pléiade (Firm)
Icarus Films.
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