Torrential

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

How Hong Kong kicked off a cinematic revolution

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.

Documentary History

Alan Hofmanis

(Self)

Alien Ness

(Self)

Amy Johnston

(Self)

André E. Morgan

(Self)

Billy Blanks

(Self)

Brian Camp

(Self)

Brian Trenchard-Smith

(Self)

Charlie Ahearn

(Self)

Cheng Pei-pei

(Self)

Chin Siu-Ho

(Self)

Chris Poggiali

(Self)

Christopher Doyle

(Self)

Colin Geddes

(Self)

Cynthia Rothrock

(Self)

Danny Chan Kwok-kwan

(Self)

Danny Philippou

(Self)

Diana Lee Inosanto

(Self)

Don Wilson

(Self)

Eric Jacobus

(Self)

Eric Pellerin

(Self)

Fab 5 Freddy

(Self)

Frank Djeng

(Self)

Geoffrey Stitt

(Self)

Grady Hendrix

(Self)

Hing Chao

(Self)

Jacky Heung

(Self)

Jade Leung Chang

(Self)

Jeff Imada

(Self)

Jessica Henwick

(Self)

Joe Cheung Tung-cho

(Self)

JuJu Chan

(Self)

Ken Swift

(Self)

Lo Meng

(Self)

Marco Joachim

(Self)

Matthew Mallinson

(Self)

Matthew Polly

(Self)

Michael Jai White

(Self)

Mike Leeder

(Self)

Philip Ng

(Self)

Ric Meyers

(Self)

Richard Norton

(Self)

Ridley Tsui Bo-wah

(Self)

Robert Samuels

(Self)

Ron Van Clief

(Self)

Ross Boyask

(Self)

Sammo Hung

(Self)

Scott Adkins

(Self)

Sébastien Foucan

(Self)

Soi Cheang

(Self)

Terry Levene

(Self)

Tim Kwok

(Self)

Vaughan Savidge

(Self)

Warrington Hudlin

(Self)

Wilson Yip

(Self)

Bruce Lee

(Self (archive footage))

Chuck Norris

(Self (archive footage))

David Carradine

(Self (archive footage))

Gareth Evans

(Self (archive footage))

Jackie Chan

(Self (archive footage))

Jimmy Wang Yu

(Self (archive footage))

Keanu Reeves

(Self (archive footage))

Margaret Thatcher

(Self (archive footage))

Michelle Yeoh

(Self (archive footage))

Nabwana IGG

(Self (archive footage))

Run Run Shaw

(Self (archive footage))

Yuen Wo-Ping

(Self (archive footage))