My Real Life () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Magnus Isacsson and released in 2012.Natalia Wysocka, "Ma vie réelle, le dernier documentaire de Magnus Isacsson". Métro, November 29, 2012. The last film Isacsson completed before his death, 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.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Ma vie réelle". Séquences, November 22, 2012.
The film premiered at the 2012 Montreal International Documentary Festival,"RIDM: les premiers films sont annonces". Canadian Press, September 12, 2012. 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.T'Cha Dunlevy, "RIDM festival to pay tribute to Magnus Isacsson; Lineup features 110 films, including 43 Quebec premieres". Montreal Gazette, 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 nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013."Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013.
It was released on DVD in 2013.
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