Let the Daylight Into the Swamp

Let the Daylight Into the Swamp

37 mins | Drama | Sept. 1, 2012

Filmmaker Jeffrey St. Jules reconstructs the story of his grandparents and their rugged frontier life in the logging towns of Northern Ontario. It is a genre twisting reflection on a fractured family history, which St. Jules infuses with myth and fact, joy and heartbreak.

Let the Daylight Into the Swamp

37 mins | Drama | Sept. 1, 2012

Let the Daylight Into the Swamp
Filmmaker Jeffrey St. Jules reconstructs the story of his grandparents and their rugged frontier life in the logging towns of Northern Ontario. It is a genre twisting reflection on a fractured family history, which St. Jules infuses with myth and fact, joy and heartbreak.
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title Let the Daylight Into the Swamp
Directors Jeffrey St. Jules
Writers Jeffrey St. Jules

Cast

Colombe Demers

as Helene

Diana Leblanc

as Helene 75

Sean McCann

as Old Donal

Noah Ryan Scott

as Intrepid Boy

Pierre Simpson

as Donal St. Jules