
Below Surface ()
Overview
BELOW SURFACE reveals the extraordinary power of community through an unlikely subject: a YMCA Aquafit class. The documentary gathers numerous moving stories of a multicultural and multi-generational Aquafit class to demonstrate how kindness and caring for others, combined with exercise, can be an antidote for grief, stress, and physical illness. The heartwarming honesty of the participants is a reminder of the power we all have to support one another.
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Budget | $0.00 |
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Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.4564 |
Directed By
Lukas Hauser
Crew
Mary Lake Polan
Lukas Hauser
Judith Bookbinder
Wade Lew
TOP CAST
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