#SXSW: “ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY”

By Mr. Will Wong

Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee co-direct ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY, which explores the fascinating story of Black trans singer Jackie Shane, raised in Nashville, but planting her roots musically in Toronto in their early ’60s, where she was prominent for her soulful vocals reaching #2 on charts locally including CHUM with “Any Other Way”.

Outspoken and ahead of her time in her defiance against the machine, Shane was a trailblazer unafraid of her living life authentically. Always on the brink of huge stardom, she made a conscious choice not to tour and then very suddenly she disappeared completely, with many suspecting that she had died. The Documentary paints a very human portrait through animation and recordings, of the brilliant Artist as someone who like the rest of us, longs for love and also is coping with a complicated family life.

We meet Shane‘s surviving family today who didn’t know her, but are able and willing to give her the love and respect she never quite had growing up in Nashville, as like them, we are just getting to know Jackie Shane’s story also.

ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY is an integral part of Toronto’s history and identity, and a mural of her can be seen at Yonge x Carlton paying tribute to her. Fun fact, Elliot Page and Sam Dunn, who directed a recent Docu-Series on Geddy Lee, are among the Producers.

The Film screens at SXSW ’24 as follows:

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story  at Alamo Lamar 5
Mar 9, 2024 11:15am—12:53pm

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story  at Alamo Lamar 8
Mar 12, 2024 2:15pm—3:53pm

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story  at Alamo Lamar 7
Mar 12, 2024 2:45pm—4:23pm