This film block brings together stories set in shared spaces, where people and wildlife live in close proximity. Villages, forests, coastlines, and working landscapes become places where daily life unfolds alongside environmental risk, conservation efforts, and questions of belonging. Across these films, coexistence is shaped through practice rather than theory. Crocodiles move through village waters, friends walk the Oregon coast in search of connection, researchers track vulnerable species, families confront the effects of industrial land use, and wolves are carefully reintroduced into the wild. Together, the films consider how shared ground is negotiated through responsibility, conflict, and care, and what it takes to live with others in an increasingly crowded world. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/0063d4b491e07dcd4817b925e5abd166.png" style="display: block; margin: auto;">

In India, a country in the throes of a human-wildlife conflict crisis, a unique anomaly exists in the villages of the Charotar region of Gujarat. Here, people live in harmony with India’s largest freshwater predator - marsh crocodiles, or muggers. Charotar has had less than 10 attacks in the last 10 years even with growing populations of both humans and muggers. But it’s a little more complicated than just tolerance. Phir Bhi (Even So) follows the crocodile-friendly people of Charotar to understand what makes their coexistence with their reptilian neighbours possible and what threats it faces. This is a story of how the power of community and the unrelenting work of grassroots conservation organisations can make a big difference to our shared future with animals.

Phir Bhi

What We Lost Along the Way is a poignant short documentary that follows three close friends from the inner city as they venture to the breathtaking Oregon coast in search of peace, connection, and a sense of belonging in nature. Through their eyes, we experience the beauty and tranquility of the coastal landscape, challenging the stereotypical notion that the great outdoors is not a space for Black people. The film captures intimate moments of reflection, joy, and camaraderie as they hike through lush forests, roar through endless dunes, bare witness to the oceans raw power, and share ideas around a fire. This documentary not only highlights the healing power of nature but also addresses the broader issue of access and representation in outdoor spaces. By showcasing their brotherly journey, What We Lost Along the Way aims to inspire viewers to rethink their perceptions of who belongs in nature and to encourage more inclusive and diverse experiences in the natural world. With stunning visuals and heartfelt narratives, What We Lost Along the Way is a celebration of friendship, resilience, and the universal human desire to find peace and connection in the world around us.

What We Lost Along the Way

The WorkCabin Films Original Documentary "Saving The Night Caller" is a hauntingly beautiful conservation documentary that follows wildlife researchers from Birds Canada and the University of Waterloo deep into the forests of Norfolk County located on the north shore of Lake Erie in southwestern Ontario, Canada to uncover the mysterious world of the Eastern Whip-poor-will, a nocturnal bird whose call once echoed across the night, and is now slowly falling silent.

Saving the Night Caller

Rural Oregon families have taken up the fight against aerial herbicide spraying by the forestry industry for more than 50 years — but has public safety around these substances since improved? Weaving historic archival footage with modern-day stories, the film is a powerful portrait of families grappling with the realities of herbicide exposure in their own backyards.

Free to Grow

Once nearly extinct, the critically endangered Mexican wolf is making a comeback - thanks to a bold conservation effort that places captive-born pups into wild dens. Operation Wolf Foster takes you inside this high-stakes recovery program, following the delicate journey of newborn wolves as they’re flown across the country and carefully introduced into the wild, offering hope for the species’ future.

Operation Wolf Foster

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