Be Water (2020)
- Directed by
- Bao Nguyen
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 57 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary focuses on martial artist Bruce Lee and his time in Hong Kong making four films. It uses archival footage to tell his story and address racism in America.
archivalreflectivepersonalhistoricalbiographicalcontemplativeintimatepoignant
What happens
Be Water is a 2020 documentary film directed by Bao Nguyen. It premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The film is about martial artist Bruce Lee. It uses significant amounts of archival footage, focusing on Lee's two years in Hong Kong spent filming four feature films. It is part of ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series and the film tackles racism in America. 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. As of February 19, 2021, the film is on Netflix. It won the Gold List Award in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Americart 2019 (2020)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.