Humphrey Swingler

The Tide of Traffic

The Tide of Traffic is a 1972 British short documentary film directed by Derek Williams, made by British Petroleum as a contribution to the UN Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm 1972. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Alaska: The Great Land

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at Alaska and it's future prospects now that oil has been discovered.

The Shadow of Progress

Documenting the pollution of natural resources and the misuse of technology.

Rivers at Work

A look at how Scotland's water is being used to bring power to the Highlands.

Journey to the Sea

This is the story of a lorry's solitary journey with a new propeller for a trawler laid up in a port on the rugged sea-coast of Wales. For the lorry-driver and his mate it is all in a day's work; minor mishaps are overcome on the journey from Preston through the beautiful Welsh countryside. The story ends with the trawler on its way to sea.

A Case for Handling

Industrial film demonstrating methods of material handling using electrically-driven equipment. Framed in a fictional scenario of businessmen discussing industrial modernisation.