Be Water (2020)
Documentary • 1ч 45м
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.
TMDB rating:
6.8
(57)
Cast
Bruce Lee
Self (archival)
Linda Lee Cadwell
Self - Wife
Shannon Lee
Self - Daughter
Diana Lee Inosanto
Self - Goddaughter
No photo
Sam Ho
Self - Film Critic
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Jeff Chang
Self - Cultural Critic / Writer
Andre Morgan
Self - Film Producer
No photo
Doug Palmer
Self - Student / Friend
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self - Student / Friend
No photo
Ruby Chow
Self - Family Friend
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Leroy Garcia
Self - Student / Friend
Dan Inosanto
Self - Close Friend
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Jesse Glover
Self - First Student / Friend
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Amy Sanbo
Self - Former Girlfriend
Sylvia Lai
Self - Family Friend
Robert Lee Jan-Fai
Self - Brother
Nancy Kwan
Self - Actress / Friend
No photo
Barney Scollan
Self - Student / Friend
No photo
Paul M. Heller
Self - Film Producer
No photo
Tom Kuhn
Self - Former Warner Bros. Executive
Tony Liu Tian-jue
Self - Actor / Family Friend
No photo
Fred Weintraub
Self - Film / TV Producer
Angela Mao Ying
Self - Actress
Crew
Tom Foster
Sound Effects Editor
Andrew Daniel
Colorist
Nas Parkash
Dialogue Editor
Will Hulse
Production Manager
Nobuyoshi Sakurai
Assistant Camera
Lucy Saephan
Production Assistant
Eve Wulf
Associate Producer
Greg Hulrich
Assistant Camera
Phil Canning
Music Supervisor
Christian Smith
Production Assistant
Robert Chua
Thanks
Rapha Bola
Gaffer
Brianna Brydsong
Production Assistant
Delroy Cornick
Sound Recordist
Jenna Anthony
Producer
Coburn Erskine
Assistant Camera
Trevor Gill
Production Assistant
Marquis Daisy
Producer
Quoc Bao Tran
Thanks
Laura Jones
Production Manager
Rob Agulo
Assistant Camera
Harry Heng
Assistant Camera
Kel McKeown
Additional Editor
Paul Dateh
Musician
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