Be Water
Before the myth, a life lived.
2020 | 105m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Bao Nguyen |
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| Writer: | |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 25, 2020 |
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| Director: | Bao Nguyen |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | martial arts, kung fu, seattle, washington, biography, hong kong, hollywood, racism, movie star, anti-colonialism, civil rights movement, asian american, asian racism, bruce lee |
| Production Companies | ESPN, Dorothy St Pictures, East Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tony Liu Tian-jue | Self - Actor / Family Friend |
| Fred Weintraub | Self - Film / TV Producer |
| Angela Mao Ying | Self - Actress |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bao Nguyen | Director |
| Quoc Bao Tran | Thanks |
| Goh Nakamura | Music |
| Graham Taylor | Editor |
| Delroy Cornick | Sound Recordist |
| Nas Parkash | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Dialogue Editor |
| Lorine Plagnol | Production Manager |
| Coburn Erskine | Assistant Camera |
| Sarah Simka Jaffe | Assistant Camera |
| Andrew Daniel | Colorist |
| Phil Canning | Music Supervisor |
| Brianna Brydsong | Production Assistant |
| Lucy Saephan | Production Assistant |
| Carolyn Mao | Production Assistant |
| Jeff Chang | Thanks |
| Sam Ho | Thanks |
| Caleb Heller | Director of Photography |
| Tom Foster | Sound Effects Editor |
| Will Hulse | Production Manager |
| Rob Agulo | Assistant Camera |
| Harry Heng | Assistant Camera |
| Jacques Lorch | Assistant Camera |
| Caroline Hodge | Additional Editor |
| Paul Dateh | Musician |
| Trevor Gill | Production Assistant |
| Christian Smith | Production Assistant |
| Emma Comans | Post Production Producer |
| Arthur Sharples | Production Assistant |
| Jeff Chin | Thanks |
| Matthew Polly | Thanks |
| Calif Chong | Assistant Editor |
| Jim Choi | Sound Recordist |
| Laura Jones | Production Manager |
| Rapha Bola | Gaffer |
| Greg Hulrich | Assistant Camera |
| Nobuyoshi Sakurai | Assistant Camera |
| Kel McKeown | Additional Editor |
| Art Hirahara | Musician |
| Derwin Graham | Production Assistant |
| Nick Walker | Production Assistant |
| Robert Chua | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Libby Geist | Executive Producer |
| Bao Nguyen | Producer |
| Kristen Lappas | Producer |
| Julia Nottingham | Producer |
| Rob King | Executive Producer |
| Adam Neuhaus | Producer |
| Jenna Anthony | Producer |
| John Dahl | Executive Producer |
| Fergus Haycock | Executive Producer |
| Marquis Daisy | Producer |
| Gentry Kirby | Producer |
| Connor Schell | Executive Producer |
| Erin Leyden | Producer |
| Brian D'Ostilio | Associate Producer |
| Eve Wulf | Associate Producer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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