Sunday Soul Alldayer Plus Film The Jackie Shane Story
Manchester Sun 26 Oct 2025

Kino Soul Manchester Presents:

Kino Soul On Sunday, All-dayer #3 including the Movie "Any Other Way - The Jackie Shane Story".

Doors open at 2.00pm, Film starts apx 4.00pm - 6pm, music and DJ's 2-4pm and 6-10pm

All Day *Tickets for this event are £6 Early Bird Ticket in advance (available now until midnight on 23rd Oct) then £6.50 (from 24th Oct) or £8 on the day available at the venue. For those wishing to come only for the evening session from 6pm tickets on the door will be only £5. You can support the venue by buying our special Support the Venue ticket for £10.

*Note: Advance tickets subject to a booking fee.

For official event site and tickets please click here.

Welcome to KINO at NIAMOS (Nia Centre).

Kino in Manchester as part of our 20th Anniversary year present KINO SOUL On SUNDAY at the fabulous Nia Centre (NIAMOS) in Manchester with Manchester Northern Soul DJ's plus a special screening of the documentary "Any Other Way - The Jackie Shane Story" .

Six hours of dancing with Northern Soul, 60s R&B and soul classics, Motown and rare soul tunes spun by local and Manchester area DJ's, John Kino, Maxine Bellini and Bella (all from Manchester) plus guests. KINO SOUL is also proud the announce guest DJs, legendary Whitworth Street Twisted Wheel DJ who still DJs today Brian Walker and John Marriott, resident DJ at the legendary Greatstone Hotel Soul Cellar, which sadly closed a couple of years ago. However John still gets behind the decks today. The Knowledge of the scene John and Brian have is fascinating, both with will spinning 60s R&B and Soul but not limited to that at all. Latest addition to the DJ rosta is collector Tommy McBride.

The All-dayer starts at 2pm finishing at 10pm, Sunday 26th October. The dancing starts at 2pm, the film will be screened at 4 - 6pm. then 4 hours of dancing with local DJs spinning vinyl across the board, Northern, 60's Soul, Motown, R&B and rarely played soul. Come experience the great dance floor, dance till your hearts content and enjoy the fascinating recent documentary film about the life of the black soul / R&B transgender singer Jackie Shane.

Niamos is our own unique mini Casino with a fabulous dance floor with plenty of room for energetic dancers and a huge backdrop suitable for screening films on the big screen, and a great atmosphere - has to be seen to be believed . This venue in the heart of Hulme, Chichester Road (M15 5EU) .

Venue Info: The Nia Centre, now known as Niamos Centre, is an unfunded co-operatively run community hub and arts venue located in Hulme, Manchester. It occupies the former site of the Hulme Playhouse, a building with a rich history that has been used as a theatre, cinema, BBC recording studio, and more. The Niamos Centre was relaunched in 2018 as a community arts centre, and it now features spaces for visual arts, live music, dance nights, film screenings, a micro-bakery, and other arts and community activities. Proceeds from the event will go to the venue as part of ongoing fundraiser for the venue.

MORE INFO ON THE FILM

Medium Synopsis

A star is reborn. With an outsize stage presence that eclipsed even the greatest R&B artists, trans soul singer Jackie Shane shattered barriers with raw talent, courage and an unbreakable commitment to truth. Through never-before-heard phone conversations, dazzling animation and an incredible soundtrack, the full scope of her extraordinary life and career is finally revealed in this remarkable portrait.

 Long Synopsis

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 portrait Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, executive produced by Elliot Page.

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!”

For official event site and tickets please click here.

https://kinofilm.org.uk/sunday-soul-alldayer-plus-film-the-jackie-shane-story-26-10-25/

Links with more info.

Trailer for the movie
https://youtu.be/xnlvygHhqrM?si=-5qriN4_9XUmyx2f

Interview with the directors about the making of the film
https://youtu.be/KAHvHQp_xxU?si=Z4dLj3rfqaNDlRSw

Remembering Nashville native Jackie Shane: Pionreering Transgender Soul singer
https://youtu.be/lpr1DZAx1Kk?si=yiJDY8AFF_n_FVQZ