The Official Trailer for our newest conservation documentary Giigoonh | The Last Quiet Waters has been released. In the shallow waters of Lake Erie, a fish older than most modern species is still quietly holding...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Official Trailer Released for Destiny Wild,A Cinematic Conservation Documentary from WorkCabin Films Southern Ontario — [February 10, 2026] WorkCabin Films has released the Official Trailer for Destiny Wild, a powerful new conservation documentary exploring...
“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...
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...
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...
