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...
Content Isn’t a Story
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...
Three New Conservation Documentaries in Production at WorkCabin Films
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,...
25 Key Things Every Organization Should Consider Before Starting Storytelling
Is your conservation organization thinking about using storytelling to communicate the importance of your work in Canada? Before you even get to the stage of commissioning a documentary, there are key considerations that you...
There Are No Shortcuts To Becoming a Full-Time Filmmaker or Photographer
We've all seen the comments beneath social media posts by professional conservation filmmakers. "Wow, living the dream! I wish I could just travel and film wildlife all day!" "You get paid to hang out in beautiful...