My Real Life
2012 Canadian film
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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]
| My Real Life | |
|---|---|
| French | Ma vie réelle |
| Directed by | Magnus Isacsson |
| Written by | Magnus Isacsson |
| Produced by | Jeannine Gagné |
| Starring | Alexandre Bryson Don Karnage Danny Raymond Michael Stiverne Mikerson Stiverne |
| Cinematography | Martin Duckworth |
| Edited by | Annie Jean |
Production company | Les Films du 3 mars |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
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]
It was released on DVD in 2013.[5]
