''My Real Life'' (french: Ma vie réelle) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by
Magnus Isacsson
Magnus Isacsson (1948 - August 2, 2012) was a Canadian documentary filmmaker whose films investigated contemporary political issues and topics in social activism.
Early life and television career
Isacsson was born in Sweden in 1948. His father f ...
and released in 2012. The last film Isacsson completed before his death, the film centres on the experiences of four young men in suburban
Montréal-Nord
Montreal North (french: Montréal-Nord) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city of Montréal-Nord on Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec. It was amalgamated into t ...
who have turned to hip hop music as a creative outlet.
The film premiered at the 2012
Montreal International Documentary Festival
The Montreal International Documentary Festival (french: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montreal) is a Canadian documentary film festival, staged annually in Montreal, Quebec.
In English, the festival now goes by the name Montreal I ...
, where it was the winner of the Grand Prize for Best National Feature.Charles-Henri Ramond "Ma vie réelle de Magnus Isacsson sort en DVD" ''Films du Québec'', September 17, 2013. 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
The Cinémathèque québécoise is a film conservatory in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its purpose is to preserve, document, film and television footage and related documents and artifacts for future use by the public. The Cinémathèque's collectio ...
.T'Cha Dunlevy, "RIDM festival to pay tribute to Magnus Isacsson; Lineup features 110 films, including 43 Quebec premieres". ''
Montreal Gazette
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'', October 25, 2012. The festival also announced the creation of the Magnus Isacsson Award, to honour Canadian films with a strong social message, in the same year.
The film was a
Jutra Award
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CBC News
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Montreal, March 17, 2013.
The film was released on DVD in 2013.