| Jaclyn Bethany | |
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1988 |
| 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]
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]
| 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 |