Jaclyn Bethany
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]
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Born | 21 September 1988 |
Occupation(s) | Director, Writer, Producer, Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
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 |
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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 |
TBA | Highway 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Feature Film |
TBA | 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.com. 20 July 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.com. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-16.