Jaclyn Bethany is an actress and filmmaker, a recent graduate of the prestigious American Film Institute Conservatory with an M.F.A. in Directing. She is a native of Jackson, Mississippi. With her company BKE Productions she has produced numerous short films including Olivia Martha Ilse starring James Frain and Emmy Award winner Tammy Blanchard, Between Departures, Sunday Tide starring Sorcha Groundsell, The Last Birthday featuring Anna Popplewell and Gus Barry, among others. As an actor she has appeared in the feature films Miles, I Saw The Light, Worry Dolls, Miles and several festival favorite short films. Her first feature Indigo Valley in which she directs and stars is currently in post-production. Her work has screened at festivals and venues worldwide. In addition to AFI, Ms. Bethany holds a B.A. in Acting from Fordham University, an M.A. in Screenwriting from The London Film School. Her AFI thesis film, The Delta Girl set in 1964 Mississippi stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Caitlin Carver and Ashley Bell and is currently on the festival circuit. Her theatre credits include a touring production A Bright Room Called Day by Tony Kushner, a workshop of Adam Rapp's Red Light Winter, A Map of Virtue directed by Tony winner Pam MacKinnon and a rehearsed reading of Anna Karenina at The Arcola Theatre in London. She is also the co-editor of online female arts driven publication Constellation, where she curates an ongoing female filmmaker portfolio. - IMDb Mini Biography By: BKE Productions
