Gulf Coast Community values using visual storytelling and philanthropic investments to spark open dialogue on youth and public health challenges.   Wingspan Productions and Gulf Coast Community Foundation work together to focus on regional community impact in Florida and beyond, using visual storytelling and philanthropic investments to spark open dialogue on youth and public health challenges.

When principals in Sarasota County, Florida asked for more resources to empower students and prevent bullying, Sarasota County Schools partnered with Gulf Coast and Wingspan Productions to create something unique.

Filmed  across five local high schools, the “Call it What It Is” documentary  features candid interviews with students, staff, and health  professionals about bullying with the goal of lifting up young voices,  helping students feel less alone, and introducing them to available  resources. The film is now part of required instructional materials for  all Sarasota County middle and high school staff and students during  Bullying Prevention Month in October.

Wingspan Productions has a  gift for creating space where honest conversations can happen. Their  previous collaborations with Gulf Coast, “Bridge to the Other Side” and  “The Fentanyl Project,” tackle mental health and the dangers of fentanyl  with the same care and candor.