

MovieDocumentary
Be Water
Before the myth, a life lived.
6.8(60)20201h 45m
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
- Created by
- John Dahl,Connor Schell,Fergus Haycock,Libby Geist
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Cast

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

Robert 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
Crew
Directing
- Bao NguyenDirector
Production
- Laura JonesProduction Manager
- Carolyn MaoProduction Assistant
- Lorine PlagnolProduction Manager
- John DahlExecutive Producer
- Jenna AnthonyProducer
- Will HulseProduction Manager
- Eve WulfAssociate Producer
- Derwin GrahamProduction Assistant
- Nick WalkerProduction Assistant
- Brian D'OstilioAssociate Producer
- Marquis DaisyProducer
- Brianna BrydsongProduction Assistant
Camera
- Rob AguloAssistant Camera
- Caleb HellerDirector of Photography
- Harry HengAssistant Camera
- Coburn ErskineAssistant Camera
- Greg HulrichAssistant Camera
- Sarah Simka JaffeAssistant Camera
- Jacques LorchAssistant Camera
- Nobuyoshi SakuraiAssistant Camera
Editing
- Andrew DanielColorist
- Caroline HodgeAdditional Editor
- Kel McKeownAdditional Editor
- Graham TaylorEditor
- Calif ChongAssistant Editor
Sound
- Tom FosterSound Effects Editor
- Jim ChoiSound Recordist
- Nas ParkashDialogue Editor
- Delroy CornickSound Recordist
- Paul DatehMusician
- Nas ParkashSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Art HiraharaMusician
- Phil CanningMusic Supervisor
- Goh NakamuraMusic
Crew
- Jeff ChangThanks
- Sam HoThanks
- Quoc Bao TranThanks
- Matthew PollyThanks
- Robert ChuaThanks
- Jeff ChinThanks
Lighting
- Rapha BolaGaffer