Gratitude for the Journey We’ve Shared
As this year comes to a close, we’ve been reflecting on the path WorkCabin Films has travelled. It has been a journey now more than a decade in the making. What started as a...
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A Special Filmmaker’s Cut of Saving The Night Caller
WorkCabin Films has produced a special Saving The Night Caller (Filmmaker’s Cut), a version that allows us to continue to tell this inspiring conservation story about researchers from Birds Canada and the University of...
Why Filmmaking Is Leaning Into Nimble Teams
A quiet revolution is reshaping how conservation films and nature documentary projects get made across Canada and beyond. Across the industry, directors and organizations are increasingly choosing tiny, highly skilled crews — sometimes just...
How to Break Into Conservation Filmmaking
I receive dozens of emails every year from aspiring young filmmakers wondering how to break into the field of becoming a conservation filmmaker. So here goes, my best advice. It’s not an easy path. There’s no...
Crossing Borders to Share Conservation Stories
This October, we packed up our gear — not for another shoot — but for a journey across the border. Filmmaker Gregg McLachlan and co-producer Cynthia Brink of WorkCabin Films travelled to Marquette, Michigan, for...
Destiny Wild – The Return: A New Conservation Documentary in Canada
Spring 2026 brings a powerful new chapter in conservation filmmaking: Destiny Wild – The Return, an inspiring documentary that tells the story of species returning and efforts to increase other populations. A Return to the...
WorkCabin Films Gets Two Official Selections at Fresh Coast Film Festival
A pair of WorkCabin Films documentaries, The Bird House and Saving The Night Caller | Uncovering Echoes in The Dark, have been announced as Official Selections for the Fresh Coast Film Festival October 16-19,...
The Winding Path to Where I Belong
When I first imagined my career, I pictured myself as a wildlife technician spending my days in the field, collecting data, and working hands-on to help protect our natural world. That was the goal. Life,...
How to Make a Conservation Film That Makes a Difference
I had a great conversation the other day during a meeting to discuss a current documentary project that is in production. It's this: Getting People To Care More About Conseration. And that leads into what...
How We Film Conservation Stories
At WorkCabin Films, conservation filmmaking isn’t just something we do — it’s everything we do. We’re not generalists. We don’t bounce from corporate ads to weddings to conservation shoots. Our lens is always focused...