Be Water (2020)
Be Water
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.
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Bruce Lee
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Linda Lee Cadwell
as Self - Wife
as Self - Wife
Sam Ho
as Self - Film Critic
as Self - Film Critic
Jeff Chang
as Self - Cultural Critic / Writer
as Self - Cultural Critic / Writer
André E. Morgan
as Self - Film Producer
as Self - Film Producer
Doug Palmer
as Self - Student / Friend
as Self - Student / Friend
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
as Self - Student / Friend
as Self - Student / Friend
Shannon Lee
as Self - Daughter
as Self - Daughter
Ruby Chow
as Self - Family Friend
as Self - Family Friend
Leroy Garcia
as Self - Student / Friend
as Self - Student / Friend
Dan Inosanto
as Self - Close Friend
as Self - Close Friend
Jesse Glover
as Self - First Student / Friend
as Self - First Student / Friend
Amy Sanbo
as Self - Former Girlfriend
as Self - Former Girlfriend
Edison Uno
as Self - Writer / Activist (archive footage)
as Self - Writer / Activist (archive footage)
Alex Ben Block
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Sylvia Lai
as Self - Family Friend
as Self - Family Friend
Lee Jan-Fai
as Self - Brother
as Self - Brother
Nancy Kwan
as Self - Actress / Friend
as Self - Actress / Friend
Barney Scollan
as Self - Student / Friend
as Self - Student / Friend
Daniel Inouye
as Self - First Japanese American Senator (archive footage)
as Self - First Japanese American Senator (archive footage)
Jay Sebring
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
William Dozier
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Brandon Lee
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Diana Lee Inosanto
as Self - Goddaughter
as Self - Goddaughter
Muhammad Ali
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Chin
as Self - Activist / Playwright (archive footage)
as Self - Activist / Playwright (archive footage)
Paul M. Heller
as Self - Film Producer
as Self - Film Producer
Tom Kuhn
as Self - Former Warner Bros. Executive
as Self - Former Warner Bros. Executive
David Carradine
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Raymond Chow
as Self - Film Director (archive footage)
as Self - Film Director (archive footage)
Tony Liu
as Self - Actor / Family Friend
as Self - Actor / Family Friend
Chuck Norris
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Fred Weintraub
as Self - Film / TV Producer
as Self - Film / TV Producer
Angela Mao Ying
as Self - Actress
as Self - Actress
Rudolf Nureyev
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
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Tom Foster
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Laura Jones
Production Manager
Production Manager
Andrew Daniel
Colorist
Colorist
Rob Agulo
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Rapha Bola
Gaffer
Gaffer
Caleb Heller
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Harry Heng
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Caroline Hodge
Additional Editor
Additional Editor
Jim Choi
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Carolyn Mao
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Lorine Plagnol
Production Manager
Production Manager
Coburn Erskine
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Nas Parkash
Dialogue Editor
Dialogue Editor
Kel McKeown
Additional Editor
Additional Editor
Jeff Chang
Thanks
Thanks
John Dahl
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Greg Hulrich
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Sarah Simka Jaffe
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Delroy Cornick
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Paul Dateh
Musician
Musician
Jenna Anthony
Producer
Producer
Nas Parkash
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Will Hulse
Production Manager
Production Manager
Jacques Lorch
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Nobuyoshi Sakurai
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Eve Wulf
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Sam Ho
Thanks
Thanks
Art Hirahara
Musician
Musician
Derwin Graham
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Nick Walker
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Brian D'Ostilio
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Marquis Daisy
Producer
Producer
Quoc Bao Tran
Thanks
Thanks
Brianna Brydsong
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Arthur Sharples
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Matthew Polly
Thanks
Thanks
Kristen Lappas
Producer
Producer
Trevor Gill
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Phil Canning
Music Supervisor
Music Supervisor
Christian Smith
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Robert Chua
Thanks
Thanks
Lucy Saephan
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Emma Comans
Post Production Producer
Post Production Producer
Jeff Chin
Thanks
Thanks
Julia Nottingham
Producer
Producer
Bao Nguyen
Director
Director
Connor Schell
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Fergus Haycock
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Bao Nguyen
Producer
Producer
Erin Leyden
Producer
Producer
Goh Nakamura
Music
Music
Graham Taylor
Editor
Editor
Libby Geist
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Gentry Kirby
Producer
Producer
Rob King
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Adam Neuhaus
Producer
Producer
Tôn Thất An
Music
Music
Calif Chong
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
