Colombe Demers Pierre Simpson Sean McCann Diana Leblanc
Narrated by
Matthew Rankin
Cinematography
John M. Tran
Edited by
Lawrence Jackman Stephen Philipson
Music by
Darren Fung
Production company
National Film Board of Canada
Release date
September 12, 2012 (2012-09-12) (TIFF)
Running time
37 minutes
Country
Canada
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]
^ abLeslie Scrivener, "Into the swamp of family memory: Filmmaker uses poetry, humour to recount relatives' hurtful history". Toronto Star, September 13, 2012.
^Brian D. Johnson, "Introducing the Canadian Screen Awards, and their 2013 nominees". Maclean's, January 15, 2013.
^Shinoah Young, "Regina director wins top Sask. prize". Regina Leader-Post, May 29, 2013.
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