Be Water(2020)
“Before the myth, a life lived.”
Overview
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.
Director
Bao NguyenProducers
Trailer
Cast
Cast
Bruce Lee
Self (archival)
Linda Lee Cadwell
Self - Wife
Shannon Lee
Self - Daughter
Diana Lee Inosanto
Self - Goddaughter
Sam Ho
Self - Film Critic
Jeff Chang
Self - Cultural Critic / Writer
Andre Morgan
Self - Film Producer
Doug Palmer
Self - Student / Friend
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self - Student / Friend
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
Sylvia Lai
Self - Family Friend
Lee Jan-Fai
Self - Brother
Nancy Kwan
Self - Actress / Friend
Barney Scollan
Self - Student / Friend
Paul M. Heller
Self - Film Producer
Tom Kuhn
Self - Former Warner Bros. Executive
Crew
Jenna Anthony, Marquis Daisy, Kristen Lappas, Julia Nottingham, Erin Leyden, Bao Nguyen, Gentry Kirby, Adam Neuhaus
John Dahl, Libby Geist, Fergus Haycock, Connor Schell, Rob King
Details
Original Language
en
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Production
ESPN, Dorothy St Pictures, East Films
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