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Be Water (2020)
Directed by Bao Nguyen
“Before the myth, a life lived.”
Documentary · 1h 45m
In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the use of rare archival footage, interviews with loved ones and Bruce’s own writings.
Cast
Bruce Lee
Self (archival)
Linda Lee Cadwell
Self - Wife
Shannon Lee
Self - Daughter
Diana Lee Inosanto
Self - Goddaughter
S
Sam Ho
Self - Film Critic
J
Jeff Chang
Self - Cultural Critic / Writer
Andre Morgan
Self - Film Producer
D
Doug Palmer
Self - Student / Friend
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self - Student / Friend
R
Ruby Chow
Self - Family Friend
L
Leroy Garcia
Self - Student / Friend
Dan Inosanto
Self - Close Friend
Crew
- Director
- Bao Nguyen
- Director of Photography
- Caleb Heller
- Editor
- Graham Taylor
- Producer
- Jenna Anthony, Marquis Daisy, Kristen Lappas, Julia Nottingham, Bao Nguyen, Erin Leyden, Gentry Kirby, Adam Neuhaus
Details
- Release date
- 2020-01-25
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Cantonese, English
- Countries
- United States of America, United Kingdom, Vietnam
- Production
- ESPN, Dorothy St Pictures, East Films