Be Water
Before the myth, a life lived.
6.8(57) 2020-01-25 105 minDocumentary
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.
ProducerJenna Anthony
ProducerMarquis Daisy
ProducerKristen Lappas
ProducerJulia Nottingham
DirectorBao Nguyen
ProducerBao Nguyen
ProducerErin Leyden
ProducerGentry Kirby
Cast & characters
Bruce Lee
as Self (archival)
Linda Lee Cadwell
as Self - Wife
Shannon Lee
as Self - Daughter
Diana Lee Inosanto
as Self - Goddaughter
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Sam Ho
as Self - Film Critic
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Jeff Chang
as Self - Cultural Critic / Writer
Andre Morgan
as Self - Film Producer
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Doug Palmer
as Self - Student / Friend
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
as Self - Student / Friend
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Ruby Chow
as Self - Family Friend
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Leroy Garcia
as Self - Student / Friend
Dan Inosanto
as Self - Close Friend
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Jesse Glover
as Self - First Student / Friend
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Amy Sanbo
as Self - Former Girlfriend
Sylvia Lai
as Self - Family Friend
Robert Lee Jan-Fai
as Self - Brother
Nancy Kwan
as Self - Actress / Friend
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Barney Scollan
as Self - Student / Friend
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Paul M. Heller
as Self - Film Producer
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Tom Kuhn
as Self - Former Warner Bros. Executive
Tony Liu Tian-jue
as Self - Actor / Family Friend
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Fred Weintraub
as Self - Film / TV Producer
Angela Mao Ying
as Self - Actress
