Be Water Directed by Bao Nguyen Produced by Julia Nottingham Bao Nguyen Gentry Kirby Erin Leyden Adam Neuhaus Cinematography Caleb Heller Edited by Graham Taylor Music by Goh Nakamura Ton That An Production company Dorothy Street Pictures Release date January 2020 (Sundance) Running time 104 minutes Country United States Languages English Chinese
Be Water is a documentary film that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and is directed by Bao Nguyen.[1] It is about Bruce Lee, a famous martial artist. It uses significant amounts of archival footage, and focuses on Lee's 2 years in Hong Kong spent filming 4 feature films.[2] Reviewers think it is a compelling film.[3] It is part of ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series and the film tackles racism in America.[4][5][6] In a GQ interview, Nguyen talks about how this film represents protest and fits the zeitgeist, with many more Asian-American films being released as contemporaries.[7] As of February 19, 2021, it is on Netflix. It won the Gold List Award in 2021.