Hot Shots 2025: Albie Swingler

From securing access to California’s most notorious prisons, fringe religious groups and the world’s first all-trans women’s football team to working with the V&A and co-writing Chicken Shop Dates, Albie Swingler is nothing if not versatile.

A London-based producer with a passion for crafting bold docs, his work over five years has spanned broadcast TV, independent feature fi lm, digital media and podcasts for clients including the BBC, Channel 4, Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Disney+ and A24. Standout shows have included Dorothy St Pictures’ The Real Wagatha Story and Escaping Twin Flames.

On Gay Games, a feature doc produced by My Accomplice with the BFI Doc Society, Swingler cast seven core contributors remotely from London and had just three weeks of prep for a complex shoot in Hong Kong and Mexico. His contributions bumped his credit from assistant producer to co-producer.

“Not only did he rise to the challenge, but he also joined the production on location, where he managed cast and story-produced during a demanding 12-day shoot,” says My Accomplice founder and exec Jamie Clark. “Albie handled the many pressures of production with intelligence, calm and professionalism.”

Beyond long-form, Swingler has produced shoots for iD, cast talent for online series A View From A Bridge, and brings his wit and cultural sharpness to YouTube sensation Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Chicken Shop Dates.

He has also co-funded Ooto, an impact agency dedicated to helping films, including Asif Kapadia’s 2073, to reach an influential audience through global Q&As and parliamentary screenings. “We actively seek out directors with bold perspectives – those who centre marginalised voices and are committed to systemic change,” he explains.