Jaclyn Bethany

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.[1][2] She is best known for her work on The Rehearsal, Indigo Valley and The Delta Girl.[3]

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.[4] Her thesis film, The Delta Girl, starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Caitlin Carver and Ashley Bell, premiered at HollyShorts Film Festival.[5]

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.[6] It was screened at the Garden State Film Festival.[7] 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.[8] She is slated to direct the upcoming feature film Before the World Set on Fire, starring Brooke Bloom and Samuel H. Levine.[9]

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[10]
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[11]
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

2015 - Olivia Martha Ilse 2016 - The Devil's Dolls 2016 - Blindness 2016 - Miles 2016 - Resistance 2016 - Dear Annabel 2016 - Between Departures

2017 - Good Luck Marc 2017 - Indigo Valley 2017 - Mojave 2017 - In: Transit 2019 - Moth 2019 - The Rehearsal 2020 - Indigo Valley 2021 - mank[12]

References

1. "INTERVIEW: Filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany, Director of "The Delta Girl"". womenandfilm.net. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
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.

External links

• Jaclyn Bethany at IMDb