| Birth date | September 21, 1988 (age 37) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Fordham University (BA) London Film School (MA) American Film Institute (MFA) |
| Occupation | 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 was 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 | Short Film | |||
| 2016 | Schoolgirls | Short Film | |||
| 2016 | Dear Annabel | Short Film | |||
| 2016 | Between Departures | Short Film | |||
| 2016 | Adamantine | Short Film | |||
| 2017 | The Last Birthday | Short Film | |||
| 2017 | Indigo Valley | Short Film[10] | |||
| 2017 | You Are One of Them | Short Film | |||
| 2017 | Mojave | Short Film | |||
| 2017 | In: Transit | Short Film | |||
| 2018 | The Delta Girl | Short Film | |||
| 2018 | Sunday Tide | Short Film | |||
| 2019 | The Rehearsal | Digital series[11] | |||
| 2020 | Indigo Valley | Feature Film | |||
| 2021 | Highway One | Feature Film | |||
| 2023 | Before the World Set on Fire | Feature Film | |||
| 2025 | In Transit | 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
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany, Director of "The Delta Girl"". womenandfilm.net. Retrieved 2019-10-27.[dead link]
- ^ "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.
External links
- Jaclyn Bethany at IMDb