Be Water: The Legacy of Bruce Lee

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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Be Water: The Legacy of Bruce Lee

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Film Discussion. Recorded on Thursday, September 10, 2020, 7 pm Panelists: Jeff Chang, Fab Five Freddy, Shannon Lee, Bao Nguyen “Be water,” Bruce Lee’s famous advice to be strong or yielding depending on the circumstances, was adopted as a tactic by Hong Kong’s street protesters in their battles with the police, proving that Lee’s influence is no less relevant today than it was during his brief life. The phrase also provides the title of Bao Nguyen’s documentary about him, which is now streaming on ESPN. As Nguyen’s film shows, Lee, as one of the first non-white action stars who often went toe-to-toe against racist foes in his films, was always a hero to people of color in the US and around the world. In light of the protest movement in Hong Kong and the Black Lives Matter protests here in the US, it is a perfect time to take a fresh look at Lee’s life and his influence on social justice movements. Joining Nguyen on the panel will be Fab Five Freddy, an artist who came of age during Lee’s heyday and made a series of paintings inspired by him; Lee’s daughter Shannon; and author Jeff Chang (Can’t Stop Won’t Stop), who is currently at work on a biography of Lee.

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53 min 21 sec

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2020-10-06T17:26:37.000Z

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Art, Asian

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