| Jaclyn Bethany | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1988-09-21) September 21, 1988 (age 36) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Fordham University (BA) London Film School (MA) American Film Institute (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Writer, Producer, Actress |
| Years active | 2015–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, 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 |
As actress
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References
- "INTERVIEW: Filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany, Director of "The Delta Girl"". womenandfilm.net. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- "The Delta Girl: An Interview with Filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany". teethmag.net. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- "A Review of The Rehearsal, Written & Directed by Jaclyn Bethany". arteviste.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- "Interview with Writer/Director Jaclyn Bethany". wearemovingstories.com. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- "Oscar Qualifying 14th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival Unveils Star-Studded 2018 Lineup". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- "INDIGO VALLEY: INTERVIEW WITH JACLYN BETHANY AND IRENE GÓMEZ-EMILSSON". blog.sigmaphoto.com. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- "Film News Roundup: Drama 'Indigo Valley' Lands at Giant Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- "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.
- "The pandemic-inspired indie has started production with self-isolating actors capturing their performances via Zoom". hollywoodreporter.com. July 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- "AFM: Icelandic Wilderness Story 'Indigo Valley' Gets Fast-Tracked". variety.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- "Jaclyn Bethany, DALAL, and Special Guests Will Appear in The Rehearsal Webseries In Concert". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- "Buchwald Signs 'Indigo Valley' Filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany". Deadline Hollywood. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-16.