“I Don’t Think We’re at the Point of Doing a Documentary.” That sentence comes up a lot for filmmakers pitching documentary ideas. It has for WorkCabin Films. Sometimes it is said directly. Other times...
Reaching out to a documentary film team can feel exciting… and a little daunting. If you’re considering contacting WorkCabin Films with an idea and moving into a Zoom or Teams conversation to explore collaboration, this...
The calendar flipped quietly this year. No party hats in the studio, just the familiar hum of hard drives, timelines, and half-finished cups of coffee. A new year has begun, and at WorkCabin Films,...
We’re quick to celebrate film festival laurels.We’re slower to ask where they came from. Today there's a tidal wave of 'monthly awards' easy available for any filmmaker seeking instant easy validation and gaining Likes on...
I recently joined CBC Radio for a conversation with host Matt Allen about the WorkCabin Films documentary, Saving The Night Caller, which explores the decline and conservation of the Eastern Whip-poor-will, one of Canada’s...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
