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Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
20241 h 39 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Michael MabbottLucah Rosenberg-Lee
Production: Amanda Burt (Banger Films)Sam Dunn (Banger Films)Scot McFadyen (Banger Films)Michael Mabbott (Banger Films)Justine Pimlott (National Film Board of Canada)Chanda Chevannes (National Film Board of Canada)Anita Lee (National Film Board of Canada)Elliot Page (Page Boy Productions)Matt Jordan Smith (Page Boy Productions)Martin KatzNia LongCJ Mac
Script: Michael MabbottLucah Rosenberg-Lee
A Banger Films and the National Film Board of Canada co-Production.
A star is reborn. With an outsize stage presence that eclipsed R&B greats like Etta James and Little Richard, Black trans soul singer Jackie Shane was the real deal.
After mysteriously vanishing from public view for almost 40 years, this little-known icon is given her ultimate due in Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee’s remarkable documentary portrait Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, executive produced by Elliot Page.
In an era when voices like hers were silenced and marginalized, Jackie blazed an incandescent trail from her native Nashville to the top of the charts in 1960s Toronto, where she ruled the nightclub scene. With few recordings of her legendary performances, this film brings Jackie to life in her own words through never-before-heard phone conversations, dazzling rotoscope animation and a newly released song, part of an incredible soundtrack that seals Jackie’s place as one of the greatest soul performers of the 20th century.
The full scope of her extraordinary life and career is an epic journey, marked by family secrets, loss and love. From standing down the mob to telling off Ed Sullivan, Jackie lived as her most authentic self through talent, courage and an unbreakable commitment to truth. But on the eve of her return to the stage, fate had other plans. In Any Other Way, Jackie finally gets her second act. Or in her own words: “Oh, Honey! When it comes to Jackie, look out!”
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Subject categories
- Women > Arts, Crafts and Performance
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Black Community
- Music > Jazz and BluesPerformances
- Sexuality and Reproduction > Sexual minorities (2SLGBTQ+ people)
Credits
- director
- Michael Mabbott
- Lucah Rosenberg-Lee
- writer
- Michael Mabbott
- Lucah Rosenberg-Lee
- producer
- Amanda Burt
- Sam Dunn
- Scot McFadyen
- Michael Mabbott
- Justine Pimlott
- executive producer
- Scot McFadyen
- Sam Dunn
- Chanda Chevannes
- Anita Lee
- Elliot Page
- Matt Jordan Smith
- Martin Katz
- Nia Long
- CJ Mac
- supervising producer
- Erin Sharp
- line production
- Craig Mailman
- editor
- Mike Munn
- director of photography
- Adam Crosby
- original music
- Murray Lightburn
- music supervisor
- Erin Hunt
- art director
- Derek Tokar
- archives producer
- Emma Kehayas
- creative consultant
- Alison Duke
- Rob Bowman
- Sarah sharkey-Pearce
- additional writing
- Alison Duke
- story editor
- Jerome Skeete
- story assistant
- Carolyn Campbell
- Susan Schafer
- Tristen Sutherland
- Melissa Vincent
- first assistant director
- Austin Birtch
- David Manion
- Daniel Murphy
- second assistant director
- Carolyn Campbell
- production coordinator
- Carolyn Campbell
- camera operator
- Jared Raab
- Lulu Wei
- camera assistant
- Val Bonifaz
- Ryan Dioso
- Emerson Kyle
- key gaffer
- Ryan Dioso
- Khanh Tudo
- key grip
- Sierra Sun
- BTS photography
- Alison Clark
- sound recordist
- James Belyea
- Jaiden Davis-Jones
- Clay Howard
- Kevin Mackenzie
- Ian Mcgettigan
- Sachin Mohindra
- playback supervisor
- Kevin Mackenzie
- Ian Mcgettigan
- script supervisor
- Hannah Byrne
- production assistant
- Zach Eulberg
- Jen Katshunga
- Lee Nisar
- Aubrey Salm
- Sharon Wong
- re-enactment actor
- Sandra Caldwell
- Makayla Walker
- appearance
- Jackie Shane
- James Baley
- Bobby Dean Blackburn
- Rob Bowman
- Sandra Caldwell
- Jimmy Church
- The Crawford/Douglas Family
- Rodney Diverlus
- Andrenée Majors Douglas
- Elaine Gaber-Katz
- Howard Gentry
- Michael Gray
- Vonnie Crawford Moore
- Marisa Richmond
- Raymond Summerour
- Makayla Walker
- Lorenzo Washington
- makeup artist
- Rahnell Branton
- wig stylist
- Willie Ballard
- Kevin Bailey
- wardrobe stylist
- Kai Jackman
- post-producer
- Janet Brady
- post production supervisor
- Quinn Glasbergen
- Melissa Hore
- Josclyn Johnson
- Alexandra Ordolis
- visual effects
- Diego Bergia
- Charlie Shekter
- additional editing
- Lucius Dechausay
- online editor
- Andrew Kowalchuk
- Hari Ramesh
- technical supervisor
- Andrew Kowalchuk
- colorist
- Simon Hyland
- lead assistant editor
- Pranay Nichani
- assistant editor
- Kyle Pike
- Lois Yap
- Adoniyas Yegezu
- post production assistant
- Jordan McTavish
- transcriber
- Kelly Aija Zemnickis
- Nancy Dutra
- Cosette Schultz
- Adrienne Smith
- animation
- AOK
- director of animation
- Luca Tarantini
- co-director of animation
- Jared Raab
- VFX artist
- Patrick Cederberg
- illustrator
- Liana Tarantini
- storyboard artist
- Steve Manale
- virtual set designer
- Claire Cavanagh
- graphic artist
- Alex Kurina
- Noah Taylor
- studio operations manager
- Mark Wilson
- studio administrator
- Andrew Martin-Smith
- senior production coordinator
- Melissa Paduada
- production supervisor
- Marcus Matyas
- technical coordinator
- Kevin Riley
- studio technician
- Q'Mal Labad-Workman
- studio coordinator
- Calvin Serutoke
- marketing manager
- Andrea Elalouf
- marketing coordinator
- Michelle Rozon
- publicist
- Jennifer Mair
- legal counsel
- Christian Pitchen
- David Steinberg
- Bob Tarantino
- digital colourist
- Drake Conrad
- packaging editor
- Hari Ramesh
- COO
- Joe Serafini
- lab coordinator
- Alison MacDonald
- dialogue editor
- Kathy Choi
- sound effects editor
- Michelle Irving
- music editor
- Giuseppe Mancuso
- re-recording mixer
- Lou Solakofski
- Michelle Irving
- operations manager
- Alex Aslund
- head of production
- Virginia Koole
- Tom Shin
- engineer
- Shae Brossard
- studio assistant
- Jojo Worthington
- original music - assistance
- Owen Heathcote-Fraser
- singer
- Pamela King
- Jewelle Mackenzie
- Wayne Tennant
- musician
- Paul Shrofel
- Richard Irwin
- Steve Raegle
- Frank Lozano
- Cameron Milligan
- John Sweenie
- Levi Dover
- Murray Lightburn
- mentorship
- Luis De Phillips
- Gabrielle Zilkha
- production baby
- Marlo
- Robin
- Mathilda
- Claire
- director, business affairs
- Lisa Cannon
- development
- Amanda Burt
- Julian Geneen
- Michael Goldsmith
- Nicolina Lanni
- head of post production
- Janet Brady
- financial controller
- Anton Parfenyuk
- production accountant
- Anton Parfenyuk
- Cassie Ji
- office manager
- Hannah Byrne
- health and safety (Covid-19) supervisor
- Robert Ock
- auditor
- Jimmy Ye
- insurance
- Front Row Insurance
- interim financing
- HSBC
- general manager, original programming
- Carlyn Klebuc
- head of production, original programming
- Sarah Fowlie
- senior production executive, original programming
- Tina Apostolopoulos
Awards
- Best DocDoc n' Roll Film Festival
- Out in Silence AwardFrameline- International LGBT Film Festival
- DGC Special Jury Prize – Canadian Feature DocumentaryHot Docs
- Honorable Mention for the Audience Award, Best Documentary FilmOUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival
- Jury Award- Best Documentary FilmOUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival
- Audience Award, Music Documentary Feature:Film Festival
- Best Documentary FeatureInternational Film Festival
- Pamela Segger Best Canadian Documentary AwardLunenburg Docfest
- Audience Award for Best Documentary FeatureReeling:The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival