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Let the Daylight Into the Swamp

2012 Canadian film

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.

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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

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


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