Jaclyn Bethany

Jaclyn Bethany
Born (1988-09-21) September 21, 1988 (age 38)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
EducationFordham University (BA)
London Film School (MA)
American Film Institute (MFA)
OccupationsDirector, Writer, Producer, Actress
Years active2015–present

Jaclyn Bethany is an American director, writer, producer and actress. She is best known for her work on The Rehearsal, Indigo Valley and The Delta Girl.

Life and career

Bethany was born in Jackson, Mississippi. She holds a BA in Acting from Fordham University and an MA in Screenwriting from the London Film School. Later, she also received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the AFI Conservatory. Her thesis film, The Delta Girl, starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Caitlin Carver and Ashley Bell, premiered at HollyShorts Film Festival.

Bethany's debut feature film was Indigo Valley, starring Rosie Day, Brandon Sklenar and Greta Bellamacina, based on one of her own short film of the same name. It was screened at the Garden State Film Festival. Her digital series The Rehearsal won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Digital Drama Series for Tina Benko. She is slated to direct the upcoming feature film Before the World Set on Fire, starring Brooke Bloom and Samuel H. Levine.

Filmography

Year Film Director Writer Producer Note
2015 Olivia Martha Ilse No Yes Yes Short Film
2016 Schoolgirls Yes Yes Yes Short Film
2016 Dear Annabel No Yes Yes Short Film
2016 Between Departures No Yes Yes Short Film
2016 Adamantine Yes No No Short Film
2017 The Last Birthday Yes Yes Yes Short Film
2017 Indigo Valley Yes Yes Yes Short Film
2017 You Are One of Them Yes Yes No Short Film
2017 Mojave Yes Yes Yes Short Film
2017 In: Transit Yes Yes Yes Short Film
2018 The Delta Girl Yes Yes No Short Film
2018 Sunday Tide Yes Yes Yes Short Film
2019 The Rehearsal Yes Yes No Digital series
2020 Indigo Valley Yes Yes No Feature Film
2021 Highway One Yes Yes No Feature Film
2023 Before the World Set on Fire Yes Yes No Feature Film
2025 In Transit Yes No Yes Feature film

As actress

References

  1. ↑ "INTERVIEW: Filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany, Director of "The Delta Girl"". womenandfilm.net. Retrieved 2019-10-27.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "The Delta Girl: An Interview with Filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany". teethmag.net. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  3. ↑ "A Review of The Rehearsal, Written & Directed by Jaclyn Bethany". arteviste.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Writer/Director Jaclyn Bethany". wearemovingstories.com. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  5. ↑ "Oscar Qualifying 14th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival Unveils Star-Studded 2018 Lineup". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  6. ↑ "INDIGO VALLEY: INTERVIEW WITH JACLYN BETHANY AND IRENE GÓMEZ-EMILSSON". blog.sigmaphoto.com. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  7. ↑ "Film News Roundup: Drama 'Indigo Valley' Lands at Giant Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  8. ↑ "Daytime Emmy Awards Winners List: Amazon Tops Digital Dramas With 'The Bay', 'After Forever' And 'Studio City'". Deadline Hollywood. 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  9. ↑ "The pandemic-inspired indie has started production with self-isolating actors capturing their performances via Zoom". hollywoodreporter.com. July 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  10. ↑ "AFM: Icelandic Wilderness Story 'Indigo Valley' Gets Fast-Tracked". variety.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  11. ↑ "Jaclyn Bethany, DALAL, and Special Guests Will Appear in The Rehearsal Webseries In Concert". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  12. ↑ "Buchwald Signs 'Indigo Valley' Filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany". Deadline Hollywood. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-16.