St. Thomas Public Library
153 Curtis Street, St. Thomas, Ontario, N5P 3Z7
As part of THE NFB IN LIBRARIES annual programming, the St.Thomas Public Library is presenting the following film to highlight Black History Month:
Any Other Way : The Jackie Shane Story |Directors: Michael Mabbott, Lucah Rosenberg-Lee | 2024 | 98 min 50
A star is reborn. With an outsize stage presence that eclipsed R&B greats like Etta James and Little Richard, trans soul singer Jackie Shane was the real deal.
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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FREE SCREENING
To have more information on this screening, consult the library’s website.