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]
^ abT'Cha Dunlevy, "RIDM festival to pay tribute to Magnus Isacsson; Lineup features 110 films, including 43 Quebec premieres". Montreal Gazette, October 25, 2012.
