Be Water (2020)
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 Nguyen
https://www.espn.com/watch/catalog/06f9e814-f61f-4722-b6a2-07b68d2c75ae/be-water/_/bucketId/3989
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Bruce Lee as Self (archival) |
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Linda Lee Cadwell as Self - Wife |
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Shannon Lee as Self - Daughter |
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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 |
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Andre Morgan as Self - Film Producer |
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Doug Palmer as Self - Student / Friend |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sylvia Lai as Self - Family Friend |
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Robert Lee Jan-Fai as Self - Brother |
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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 |
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Tony Liu Tian-jue as Self - Actor / Family Friend |
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Fred Weintraub as Self - Film / TV Producer |
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Angela Mao Ying as Self - Actress |
| Sound | Tom Foster | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Laura Jones | Production Manager |
| Editing | Andrew Daniel | Colorist |
| Camera | Rob Agulo | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Rapha Bola | Gaffer |
| Camera | Caleb Heller | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Harry Heng | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Caroline Hodge | Additional Editor |
| Sound | Jim Choi | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Carolyn Mao | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lorine Plagnol | Production Manager |
| Camera | Coburn Erskine | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Nas Parkash | Dialogue Editor |
| Editing | Kel McKeown | Additional Editor |
| Crew | Jeff Chang | Thanks |
| Production | John Dahl | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Greg Hulrich | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Sarah Simka Jaffe | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Delroy Cornick | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Paul Dateh | Musician |
| Production | Jenna Anthony | Producer |
| Sound | Nas Parkash | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Will Hulse | Production Manager |
| Camera | Jacques Lorch | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Nobuyoshi Sakurai | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Eve Wulf | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Sam Ho | Thanks |
| Sound | Art Hirahara | Musician |
| Production | Derwin Graham | Production Assistant |
| Production | Nick Walker | Production Assistant |
| Production | Brian D'Ostilio | Associate Producer |
| Production | Marquis Daisy | Producer |
| Crew | Quoc Bao Tran | Thanks |
| Production | Brianna Brydsong | Production Assistant |
| Production | Arthur Sharples | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Matthew Polly | Thanks |
| Production | Kristen Lappas | Producer |
| Production | Trevor Gill | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Phil Canning | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Christian Smith | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Robert Chua | Thanks |
| Production | Lucy Saephan | Production Assistant |
| Production | Emma Comans | Post Production Producer |
| Crew | Jeff Chin | Thanks |
| Production | Julia Nottingham | Producer |
| Directing | Bao Nguyen | Director |
| Production | Connor Schell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fergus Haycock | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bao Nguyen | Producer |
| Production | Erin Leyden | Producer |
| Sound | Goh Nakamura | Music |
| Editing | Graham Taylor | Editor |
| Production | Libby Geist | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gentry Kirby | Producer |
| Production | Rob King | Executive Producer |
| Production | Adam Neuhaus | Producer |
| Editing | Calif Chong | Assistant Editor |