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Kelli McNeil-Yellen
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Writer / Producer DARUMA. Slamdance ‘24. Indie Filmmaker. Film marketer + Impact Producer.
Screenwriter and @scholastic author.
Founder of KLA Media Group.
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newsweek.com Newsweek @newsweek.com · 12d
LATEST: Zohran Mamdani has defeated former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to be elected the next Mayor of New York City.

Live updates as Mamdani Is Elected Next Mayor of New York City
Mamdani, Cuomo, and Sliwa face off in race that could reshape city politics. Follow Newsweek's live blog.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Reposted by Kelli McNeil-Yellen
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Reposted by Kelli McNeil-Yellen
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LA County Library is partnering with the LA County Dept of Public Health to offer a FREE vaccine clinic for Flu and COVID shots, no insurance required. Friday October 24, 10 AM to 12 noon. Go here for details and to make an appointment:

lacountylibrary.libnet.info/event/14546049
Free Vaccine Clinic: Flu and COVID-19 for for All Ages
LA County Department of Public Health is partnering with LA County Library to provide FREE flu vaccinations and the 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 6+ month. Health insurance is not required,...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The juxtaposition of these headlines side by side is simply mind boggling. Read the ALT text for a deeper analysis.
Four headlines from the BBC News show the following headlines: One is recent Nobel prize winner Maria Machado saying "We're greateful for what Tr&mp is doing for world peace." Yet two headlines for US stories say: They Treated us Like Animals: Inside the Epicenter of Deportations in New York City." And "Four Killed In Mississippi in Mass Shooting After Football Game." Strangely there's another headline that says North Korea Shows Off Huge Missile at Military Parade."
October 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The latest on my Substack:

The Enshitification of Hollywood & The Planned Obsolescence of Streamers: Why This is a Good Thing for Indie Film

#indiefilm #substack #film #filmmaking #tech #hollywood

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Let's Talk About... The Enshitification of Hollywood & The Planned Obsolescence of Streamers: Why This is a Good Thing for Indie Film
The enshittification of streamers is in progress with AI & "safe content." My thoughts on how it impacts indie film & is creating the need for a secondary market in this month's free newsletter.
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October 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.

Thank you to former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra for explaining.
October 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Reposted by Kelli McNeil-Yellen
rbreich.bsky.social
Democracy depends on a fearless and free press.

Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media.

They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.
September 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Thank you @moviejawn.com and @carmenchloie.bsky.social for this wonderful review of Match In A Haystack! ❤️
August 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The latest on my Substack:

What we lose when we lose PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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Let's Talk About... The Value a Celebrity Producer Adds (& Doesn't Add) to Your Indie Film & Traps to Avoid When You Work With One
Plus: What the loss of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting means for indie film; Headlines that caught my eye; Check out indie doc 'El Cap Wedding'; Two Writing Pitch Opps, including for the BBC!
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August 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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This is very good.

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AI is a tool (sorry!) that people who are bad at their jobs will use badly and that people who are good at their jobs will maybe, possibly find some uses for. People who are terrible at their jobs (many executives), will tell their employees that they “need” to use AI, that their jobs depend on it, that they must become more productive, and that becoming an AI-first company is the strategy that will save them from the old failed strategy, which itself was the new strategy after other failed business models. The only journalism business strategy that works, and that will ever work in a sustainable way, is if you create something of value that people (human beings, not bots) want to read or watch or listen to, and that they cannot find anywhere else.
July 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I am so sad #BBCNews decided to paywall people in America. There are few outlets as trusted and unbiased as the #BBC and this decision is going to further the spread of misinformation and the collapse of legacy media. People will simply not subscribe. #subscriptionfatigue
June 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
My Substack about film & marketing & PR is #96 right now on Substack’s top 100
for business. I am a little floored & deeply appreciative that the content has been resonating with people.

Follow it here:

klamediagroup.substack.com

#FilmStack #IndieFilm #IndependentFilm #marketing #pr #filmmaking
Marketing & PR for Indie Films, Creatives & Small Businesses | KLA Media Group | Substack
A publication from KLA Media Group dedicated to supporting independent films, creatives and small businesses from writer/producer Kelli McNeil-Yellen. I'm a 20 year marketing + PR pro who finally made...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This gives a whole new meaning to the term banana for scale. #bananaforscale
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Jun 5
"We cannot build bananas in America" is an all timer
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 5
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?

LUTNICK: Generally 10%

DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%

LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff

DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
June 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Thank you @indiewire.com @harrisonrichlin.bsky.social! My piece on film festivals was their top recommended pick in their Future of Filmmaking article. 🌟🎦
Read their whole round-up here!

www.indiewire.com/p/future-of-...

#FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #IndependentFIlm #Filmmakers #Filmmaking #IndieWire
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May 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Reposted by Kelli McNeil-Yellen
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Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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May 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thrilled to announce I’ll be serving on this year’s jury at #Slamdance! #indiefilm #independentfilm

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2025 Jurors – Slamdance
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February 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The latest on my substack: #indiefilm #independentfilm #slamdance #filmmarketing #filmdistribution

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Let’s Talk About… The New Media Landscape & How it Impacts Your Film’s Marketing & PR Efforts. Ignore changes happening in real time at your own peril.
Plus, Super Bowl spots that stood out and why ads are important to master. And: I'm on the jury at Slamdance! Also Sundance ended a week ago: how many films have released trailers? Why you should care...
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February 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The latest on my Substack:
klamediagroup.substack.com/p/lets-talk-... #Netflix #EmiliaPerez #Oscars #AVOD
Let's Talk About... When It's Not a Flaw, but a Feature: Netflix completes their transition into a legacy media company with price hikes & commercials. Welcome back to the era of 1980s television.
PLUS: The return of mudslinging in Oscar campaigns; how Emilia Perez ties into why YouTubers don't cross over into Hollywood; Check out indie film A TRIP ELSEWHERE & I'm on a panel at Slamdance!
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February 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The latest on my Substack:

klamediagroup.substack.com/p/lets-talk-... #IndieFilm #FilmMarketing #IndieProducers
Let's Talk About... What to do when your platform of choice dies and the theater surrounding the "death"of TikTok: how to future-proof yourself & your business from financial hardship.
Plus: Check out the Corkscrew Comedy Festival, Indie film COLD BLOWS THE WIND, available on platforms now. AND: new film grant opportunities available in this week's paid post. We're in a new world...
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January 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Thank you @realtimbrennan.bsky.social for this... it meant so much to all of us!
realtimbrennan.bsky.social Tim Brennan @realtimbrennan.bsky.social · Jan 27
More diversity=better art. My review of DARUMA:

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January 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Thank you to KCAL News for having us in the studio today to talk about Daruma movie on #InternationalPersonsWithDisabilitiesDay!

You can rent the movie on Amazon and Apple TV+ now!

www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/v...

#IndieFilm #Filmmaking
How the new movie "Daruma" is making history
Actor Tobias Forrest and Kelli McNeil-Yellen, writer and producer, talk about "Daruma" and its unique portrayal of actors with disabilities, without the disability being part of the story.
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December 4, 2024 at 5:03 AM
“Film Isn’t Free”. The latest on my substack:

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#indiefilm #filmmaking #screenwriting
Film Isn't Free: A Plea for Audiences to Understand the Plight of the Indie Filmmaker in This Week's Newsletter, Which IS Free.
This post is inspired by the astonishing number of people filming scenes from Wicked in theaters and asking to see our film for free. If you want change, you MUST support the artists doing the work.
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December 3, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Thank you @film-authority.bsky.social not only for this incredible review of #Daruna but for galvanizing me to get busy connecting on Bluesky.
film-authority.bsky.social film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · Nov 20
Film Review; Daruma (2024) 4/5
'should punch a hole in the wall that separates those with disabilities from the ignorant who ignore or mock; straight-up, affecting performances and can’t miss, inclusive messaging'
#indiefilm
#filmsky
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November 20, 2024 at 11:31 AM
A massive thanks to @hollywoodreporter for this article about Alex and I and our film, Daruma. Rarely have we done an interview about the film where we’ve felt more seen. ❤️ Thank you Abbey White.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
‘Daruma’ Writer and Director Duo on Making — and Screening — Their Authentically Cast Disability Indie
Kelli McNeil and Alexander Yellen worked to create an accessible set and ensure authenticity in their story while facing the challenges of securing funding and finding acceptance on the festival circu...
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February 10, 2024 at 7:32 AM