Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story is a Canadian documentary about the soul singer Jackie Shane, tracing her rise in the music scene, the sudden withdrawal from public life that followed, and the renewed attention her work received decades later. The film follows a performer who defied the expectations of her time and reflects on the choices behind her long absence from the spotlight.

The documentary is directed by Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee and was produced by Amanda Burt, Michael Mabbott and Justine Pimlott for ONF | NFB. It blends archival material, including footage of Shane herself, with rotoscope animation in which Makayla Couture and Sandra Caldwell portray her at different stages of her life. Running 98 minutes, the film was released in August 2024.