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Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (15*) + ScreenTalk with directors Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee

Doc'n Roll Film Festival 2024

Jackie stands in profile on stage with a microphone on a stand

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, executive produced by Elliot Page.

In an era when voices like hers were silenced, Jackie blazed an incandescent trail from Nashville to the top of the charts in 60s Toronto. Jackie's story is brought to life in her own words through never-before-heard phone conversations, dazzling rotoscope animation and a new song.

The full scope of her 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. 

After the screening the directors will be in conversation with Kim Tatum aka Mzz Kimberley.

2024 Michael Mabbott, Lucah Rosenberg-Lee 98 min

Film contains transphobic and racist language. 

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