The Banger Films/National Film Board of Canada (NFB) feature-length documentary Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, has won the prestigious Peabody Award.

A ceremony will be held in Beverly Hills on June 1 to celebrate the winners of this prestigious award which honours excellence in storytelling reflecting the social issues and emerging voices of the day.

Stand-up comic, television personality and Emmy-nominated documentary producer Roy Wood Jr will host the 85th Annual ceremony which will be held at the Beverly Wiltshire Hotel.

Respected for its integrity and standards of excellence, the Peabody is an honour that is awarded each year by a Board of Jurors through unanimous vote for television, podcast/ radio and streaming media.

Directed by Toronto filmmakers Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee, Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story has been awarded the Peabody in the documentary category.

The film covers the story of soul singer Jackie Shane who, on the edge of stardom, suddenly left the spotlight.

Compared to R&B greats such as Etta James and Little Richard, Shane was one of music’s trailblazing black trans performers who shattered barriers with raw talent and courage.

After disappearing from the public view for almost forty years, Shane finally gets her second act.

Through never-before-heard phone conversations, dazzling animation and an incredible soundtrack, the full scope of her extraordinary life and career is revealed in this remarkable portrait.

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story has received 22 honours and awards with 47 festival selections as it continues its international festival run.

NFB is the distributor and sales agent for Any Other Way, which is currently streaming on Crave in Canada.

This is the seventh Peabody Award for the NFB and the second for Banger Films.

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