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Be Water

2020 | 105m | English

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Director: Bao Nguyen
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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.
Release Date: Jan 25, 2020
Director: Bao Nguyen
Writer:
Genres: Documentary
Keywords martial arts, kung fu, seattle, washington, biography, hong kong, hollywood, racism, movie star, anti-colonialism, civil rights movement, asian american, asian racism
Production Companies ESPN, Dorothy St Pictures, East Films
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 20, 2024
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Name Character
Bruce Lee Self (archive footage)
Linda Lee Cadwell Self - Wife
Sam Ho Self - Film Critic
Jeff Chang Self - Cultural Critic / Writer
André E. Morgan Self - Film Producer
Doug Palmer Self - Student / Friend
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Self - Student / Friend
Shannon Lee Self - Daughter
Ruby Chow Self - Family Friend
Leroy Garcia Self - Student / Friend
Dan Inosanto Self - Close Friend
Jesse Glover Self - First Student / Friend
Amy Sanbo Self - Former Girlfriend
Edison Uno Self - Writer / Activist (archive footage)
Alex Ben Block Self (voice) (archive sound)
Sylvia Lai Self - Family Friend
Lee Jan-Fai Self - Brother
Nancy Kwan Self - Actress / Friend
Barney Scollan Self - Student / Friend
Daniel Inouye Self - First Japanese American Senator (archive footage)
Jay Sebring Self (archive footage)
William Dozier Self (archive footage)
Brandon Lee Self (archive footage)
Diana Lee Inosanto Self - Goddaughter
Muhammad Ali Self (archive footage)
Frank Chin Self - Activist / Playwright (archive footage)
Paul M. Heller Self - Film Producer
Tom Kuhn Self - Former Warner Bros. Executive
David Carradine Self (archive footage)
Raymond Chow Self - Film Director (archive footage)
Tony Liu Self - Actor / Family Friend
Chuck Norris Self (archive footage)
Fred Weintraub Self - Film / TV Producer
Angela Mao Ying Self - Actress
Rudolf Nureyev Self (archive footage)
Name Job
Tôn Thất An Music
Bao Nguyen Director
Quoc Bao Tran Thanks
Goh Nakamura Music
Graham Taylor Editor
Delroy Cornick Sound Recordist
Nas Parkash Dialogue Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lorine Plagnol Production Manager
Coburn Erskine Assistant Camera
Sarah Simka Jaffe Assistant Camera
Andrew Daniel Colorist
Phil Canning Music Supervisor
Brianna Brydsong Production Assistant
Lucy Saephan Production Assistant
Carolyn Mao Production Assistant
Jeff Chang Thanks
Sam Ho Thanks
Caleb Heller Director of Photography
Tom Foster Sound Effects Editor
Will Hulse Production Manager
Rob Agulo Assistant Camera
Harry Heng Assistant Camera
Jacques Lorch Assistant Camera
Caroline Hodge Additional Editor
Paul Dateh Musician
Trevor Gill Production Assistant
Christian Smith Production Assistant
Emma Comans Post Production Producer
Arthur Sharples Production Assistant
Jeff Chin Thanks
Matthew Polly Thanks
Calif Chong Assistant Editor
Jim Choi Sound Recordist
Laura Jones Production Manager
Rapha Bola Gaffer
Greg Hulrich Assistant Camera
Nobuyoshi Sakurai Assistant Camera
Kel McKeown Additional Editor
Art Hirahara Musician
Derwin Graham Production Assistant
Nick Walker Production Assistant
Robert Chua Thanks
Name Title
Libby Geist Executive Producer
Bao Nguyen Producer
Kristen Lappas Producer
Julia Nottingham Producer
Rob King Executive Producer
Adam Neuhaus Producer
Jenna Anthony Producer
John Dahl Executive Producer
Fergus Haycock Executive Producer
Marquis Daisy Producer
Gentry Kirby Producer
Connor Schell Executive Producer
Erin Leyden Producer
Brian D'Ostilio Associate Producer
Eve Wulf Associate Producer
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