This short branded documentary, distributed on Lifetime, reveals the extraordinary power of community through an unlikely subject: a YMCA Aquafit class. It gathers numerous moving stories of a multicultural and multigenerational 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. Below Surface gained entry to 17 festivals (e.g. AmDocs Film Festival, IFFBoston), won three film awards (e.g. GIFF Grand Jury Award, BIFF Next Great Filmmaker Award), and was distributed across three networks (e.g. AARP movies, 4UV).