HK Film Focus: Spotlight on an Icon: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

• Saturday, November 14th, 2020
• Registration 09:45, Discussion 10:00, Close 11:00
• ASHK Members $120; Non-members $150
• Online Registration Required; Asia Society Hong Kong Center
• Conducted in English
• Live event at Miller Theatre - Asia Society Hong Kong Center
• This event is also available online (https://www.ticketflap.com/hkilf2020?_ga=2.167656062.1392497114.1604884965-1678040840.1602043917)

Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, renowned the world over for his martial arts and film legacy. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, who saw in martial arts a metaphor for living a fully realized life. In her new book, his daughter Shannon Lee shares untold stories from his life and presents his philosophies in tangible, accessible ways, demonstrating how his teachings can be applied to everyday life. Join Shannon Lee as she discusses Be Water My Friend: The True Teachings of Bruce Lee, with Ken Smith. Ken and Shannon Lee will join virtually.

Shannon Lee is the CEO and Owner of the Bruce Lee Family Companies and President of the Bruce Lee Foundation, as well as the daughter of Bruce Lee. Shannon’s mission is to provide access to her father’s philosophy and life through education and entertainment. She is the creator of Camp Bruce Lee through the Bruce Lee Foundation and has spoken at TED, TEDx, and Creative Mornings. She co-hosts the Bruce Lee Podcast and executive produces Cinemax’s Warrior.

Journalist and author Ken Smith has written about music and culture on five continents for a wide range of media. He currently divides his time between New York and Hong Kong, where he serves as the Asian performing arts critic for the Financial Times. A winner of the 2020 SOPA Award for arts and culture reporting and the ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music writing, he is a regular arts commentator for RTHK Radio 4’s “Morning Call.” He is the co-founder of Museworks Books, publisher of the Pocket Chinese Classics series and the annual Pocket Chinese Almanac.