| My Real Life | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Magnus Isacsson |
| Producer: | Jeannine Gagné |
| Starring: | Alexandre Bryson Don Karnage Danny Raymond Michael Stiverne Mikerson Stiverne |
| Cinematography: | Martin Duckworth |
| Editing: | Annie Jean |
| Studio: | Les Films du 3 mars |
| Runtime: | 75 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
My Real Life (French: Ma vie réelle) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Magnus Isacsson and released in 2012.[1] The last film Isacsson completed before his death,[2] the film centres on the experiences of four young men in suburban Montréal-Nord who have turned to hip hop music as a creative outlet.[3]
The film premiered at the 2012 Montreal International Documentary Festival,[4] where it was the winner of the Grand Prize for Best National Feature.[5] Due to Isacsson's death in August, it was screened as part of a tribute retrospective of several of his films at the Cinémathèque québécoise.[6] The festival also announced the creation of the Magnus Isacsson Award, to honour Canadian films with a strong social message, in the same year.[6]
The film was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.[7]
The film was released on DVD in 2013.[5]