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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
This might not be a welcomed read for your conservation nonprofit's communications team. But it needs to be heard in this age of generating neverending volumes of social media content. Content isn't a story. Full...
At WorkCabin Films, we're knee-deep in a year of powerful storytelling, immersed in wild places, and lending our lens to voices that too often go unheard. With three new conservation documentaries now in production,...
Sometimes (actually often!) there are conservation stories that need to be captured now. Not next year. That's definitely a reality for some projects that WorkCabin Films is pursuing in 2025. We started chasing these...
