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!” 

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