About the FilmAbout the Filmmaker About the MusicEditors' Bios How to ContributeQuotesContactHome In addition, Wolf has a severely damaged back and is in pain most of the time. Will he overcome the geographical and physical obstacles to achieve his lifelong dream? Through Wolf's story, viewers are granted a window into this relatively unknown yet exciting and demanding sport played for the love of the game alone since it's not a professional sport in this country. They will be dazzled by the chiseled bodies of the fittest of all athletes and by the beauty of the aggressive, skillful and graceful actions of the best players worldwide. The documentary shows exciting action in the pool both above and below the water. The story illustrates in depth the grueling mental and physical stamina necessary to prevail while swimming up to 2 - 3 miles per game amidst fierce fighting and wrestling for position in water well over their heads. Young, who is Wolf's mother, reveals the behind- the-scenes struggle that Olympians go through and how it affects their lives and the lives of those closest to them. Water Polo: Beneath the Surface was shot over an 8 year period in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean and the United States and features comments from the best coaches and players in the world including those who recently competed in the 2004 Olympics in Athens.   "THOSE WHO SEE DAWN YOUNG'S DOCUMENTARY ARE LIKELY TO GAIN RESPECT FOR THOSE WHO PLAY THE GAME. ONCE PULLED INTO WOLF'S WORLD IT BECOMES DIFFICULT NOT TO MAKE AN EMOTIONAL COMMITMENT TO THE TEAM'S BATTLE TO BRING HOME THE GOLD." Dan Brown, Good Times Magazine "IT WAS LIKE HOOP DREAMS WITH SOME DOGTOWN & Z- BOYS THROWN IN. IT'S GOT ALL THE EXCITEMENT OF HOOP DREAMS WHERE YOU'RE WONDERING HOW FAR HE'LL GO BUT IT'S MADE IN A WAY THAT REALLY INVITES THOSE OF US THAT AREN'T INTO THE SPORT INTO YOUR WORLD." Nat Dykeman, founder of Lake County Film Festival "WHAT'S TOUCHING IS THAT 'BENEATH THE SURFACE' DOESN'T REFER TO ANYTHING LIQUID. THE FILM REMINDS US ONCE AGAIN THAT IT'S THIS JOURNEY OF FEELING, AND NOT THE DESTINATION THAT REALLY COUNTS." Jeffrey Wells, Hollywood Elsewhere "THE FILM IS IMPORTANT ON MANY LEVELS: IT'S ENTERTAINING, EDUCATIONAL AND INSPIRATIONAL." Sharon Chantiles, Casting Director, NYC "WHEN WE SAW HIM (WOLF WIGO) IN THE WATER, WE KNEW WE HAD A DIAMOND" Ben Quittner, Stanford University Water Polo Assistant Coach "...SHOWS THE CHALLENGES AND THE VALUE OF DEDICATION TO THE SPORT OF WATER POLO." Dick Riddington, Documentary Filmaker "THESE GUYS MAKE HOCKEY PLAYERS LOOK LIKE A BUNCH OF WUSSES." Ruth Gutman, award winning Producer/Director "HE'S THE MICHAEL JORDAN OF WATER POLO" Dante Dettamanti, Stanford University Water Polo Coach "THIS LOVING LOW-KEY PORTRAIT OF A QUIETLY DETERMINED OLYMPIC COMPETITOR IS THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO THOSE SOUPED UP PERSONAL "PROFILES IN COURAGE" THAT USUALLY AIR DURING THE OLYMPIC GAMES." Kathleen Carroll - Film Critic, NY Daily News/Artistic Director, Lake Placid Film Festival "HE WAS LIKE A WATER POLO JUNKIE... HE WENT EVERYWHERE AND ANYWHERE TO FIND A GAME." Carl Quigley, Head Coach of St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY