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Let the Daylight Into the Swamp
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Directed byJeffrey St. Jules
Written byJeffrey St. Jules
Produced byAnita Lee
StarringColombe Demers
Pierre Simpson
Sean McCann
Diana Leblanc
Narrated byMatthew Rankin
CinematographyJohn M. Tran
Edited byLawrence Jackman
Stephen Philipson
Music byDarren Fung
Production
company
Release date
  • September 12, 2012 (2012-09-12) (TIFF)
Running time
37 minutes
CountryCanada

Let the Daylight Into the Swamp is a 2012 Canadian short docudrama film, directed by Jeffrey St. Jules.[1] Exploring the breakup of his grandparents Donal and Hélène soon after his father's birth, the film is narrated by Matthew Rankin, and dramatizes the original events as acted by a cast that includes Pierre Simpson and Colombe Demers as his grandparents in their youth, and Sean McCann and Diana Leblanc as his grandparents in older age.

The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013,[2] and won the Golden Sheaf Award - Best of Festival and Best Experimental at the Yorkton Film Festival.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Leslie Scrivener, "Into the swamp of family memory: Filmmaker uses poetry, humour to recount relatives' hurtful history". Toronto Star, September 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Brian D. Johnson, "Introducing the Canadian Screen Awards, and their 2013 nominees". Maclean's, January 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Shinoah Young, "Regina director wins top Sask. prize". Regina Leader-Post, May 29, 2013.
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