Let the Daylight Into the Swamp

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.

Let the Daylight Into the Swamp
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Directed by	Jeffrey St. Jules
Written by	Jeffrey St. Jules
Produced by	Anita Lee
Starring	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

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]