Be Water (2020)
Before the myth, a life lived.
2020 · 1h 45m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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…
Director: Bao Nguyen
Music by: Goh Nakamura
Cinematography: Caleb Heller
Editor: Graham Taylor
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Cast
Bruce Lee as Self (archival)Linda Lee Cadwell as Self - WifeShannon Lee as Self - DaughterDiana Lee Inosanto as Self - GoddaughterSam Ho as Self - Film CriticJeff Chang as Self - Cultural Critic / WriterAndre Morgan as Self - Film ProducerDoug Palmer as Self - Student / FriendKareem Abdul-Jabbar as Self - Student / FriendRuby Chow as Self - Family FriendLeroy Garcia as Self - Student / FriendDan Inosanto as Self - Close FriendMore like this
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