August 11, 2024
12:30 p.m.
Lac-Brome Theater

MICHAEL MABBOTT
LUCAH ROSENBERG-LEE

English, French subtitles
Feature film
Documentary / In competition
Classification: General
99 minutes

Documentary. Canada. 2024

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.

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!”

Awards

Out in the Silence Award
Frameline International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, San Francisco, U.S.A. (2024)

DGC Special Jury Prize – Canadian Feature Documentary
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto, Canada (2024)

Top 10 – Audience Favorites
Hot Docs Canadian Internation