Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare screens at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema on Tuesday March 3 at 5pm and Saturday March 7 at 4pm. Join us for two screenings celebrating independent cinema, and secure tickets directly through the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema website.

Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare screens at the 2026 Short. Sweet. Film Fest in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, March 7th at 4:45 pm as part of Women in Focus Program 2 at Atlas Cinemas Shaker Square. Get tickets via their website here.

Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare screens as part of the HollyShorts Monthly Screening at LOOK Dine-In Cinemas in Glendale, California. Following the in-person event, the film becomes available virtually on Bitpix for audiences watching at home.

Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare takes home Best Comedy at the San Diego Short Film Festival on January 10, 2026. The win recognizes the film’s sharp humor, performances, and standout storytelling on the festival circuit.

At the 25th FirstGlance Los Angeles red carpet, Dana Lyn Baron and Tally McCormack talk about Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare, sharing insights into the film’s exploration of resilience, humor, and what they want audiences to take away from the story.

“Betty & Mary compresses a mountain of the womanhood experience into the space of a bathroom and twelve minutes." ★★★★☆ — Indie Shorts Mag

Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare is nominated for four awards at the San Diego Short Film Festival. The film is recognized in the categories of Best Comedy, Best Screenplay, Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare screens at the San Diego Short Film Festival on Saturday, January 10 at 10:00 AM as part of Block I. Catch the film alongside a curated lineup of short form storytelling and get tickets through the San Diego Short Film Festival website.

“Baron deftly cycles through tonal shifts, balancing tender and heartfelt moments with humor, absurdity, and even elements of horror. The script tells an intimate story of two professional rivals while ruminating on a woman’s struggle to survive in the cutthroat world of acting.” ★★★★★ — Katie Chew

Betty & Mary continues its festival film run with a screening in Block Q at the Culver City Film Festival. Tickets available for December 6 at 2 PM at The Culver Theater in Culver City.

“Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare is a thoughtful, relatable exploration of aging, womanhood and vulnerability...that classic show of solidarity and empathy that so many will do without thinking, something that’s even more valuable in today’s society that’s increasingly filled with selfish and uncaring behaviour.” ★★★★ — Rebecca

In a new interview with Vocal Media, Dana Lyn Baron speaks candidly about her experience creating and performing in the short film Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare. The conversation explores her writing process, her character choices, and the challenges and joys of building a story about ambition, vulnerability, and reinvention.

“Through humor and discomfort, the film explores the tension between ambition and vulnerability, as well as the unspoken bond between women navigating insecurity and competition...” — Alan Ng

Betty & Mary continues its festival film journey with nominations for Best Comedy and Best Actress at the 25th Annual FirstGlance Los Angeles Film Festival - Winners will be announced November 16th following Closing Night screenings.

Catch Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare at FirstGlance Film Festival LA on Nov 15 at 5PM, Laemmle NoHo7. Tickets available now.

Betty & Mary available to watch online, streaming from Sep 24-30 as part of The Catalina Film Festival

Betty & Mary will screen at The Road Shorts Film Festival - Sunday, October 5th 6PM SLOT A

Betty & Mary is an Official Selection at The Broad Humor Film Festival - Saturday, August 30th 4PM "Life Happens" Details and tickets available here...

Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare made a powerful debut at its world premiere on Friday, July 18, 2025, during the LA Shorts International Film Festival at Regal L.A. Live Cinemas. The audience response was immediate and enthusiastic. Viewers praised the music, characters, acting, writing, and sound design.

Watch the post-screening Q&A from the LA Shorts film festival as the Betty & Mary team shares behind-the-scenes stories and indie filmmaking humor. Their off-the-cuff banter left the audience laughing and offered a real look into the grit and humor behind making a low-budget short.