He was an associate and friend of Mr. Swete who enlisted Mr. Smith's service to document the Serapis Project for fundraising purposes, using both new video footage and footage provided from previous visits to Madagascar. After Mr. Swete's death Mr. Smith began an innovative filmmaking effort, aimed at creating public interest and support for the completion of the project that had been one of Dick's lifelong dreams. The result is an on-going documentary film, still titled The Serapis Project, which details Dick's career, his efforts toward finding the H.M.S Serapis, and his untimely death. The film has been supported entirely by Mr. Smith's personal funds, modest private donations, and the generous gifts of services by interested parties.