  The search for a dark photon holds considerable interest in the physics
community. Such a force carrier would begin to illuminate the dark sector. Many
experiments have searched for such a particle, but so far it has proven
elusive. In recent years the concept of a low mass dark photon has gained
popularity in the physics community. Of particular recent interest is the
$^8$Be and $^4$He anomaly, which could be explained by a new fifth force
carrier with a mass of 17 MeV/$c^2$. The proposed DarkLight experiment would
search for this potential low mass force carrier at ARIEL in the 10-20 MeV
e$^+$e$^-$ invariant mass range. This proceeding will focus on the experimental
design and physics case of the DarkLight experiment.
