Kelli McNeil-Yellen is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and children's book author and a 20 year marketing and PR veteran. 

She is the writer/producer of the award-winning film DARUMA, executive produced by Oscar-winner Peter Farrelly. She has spoken at institutions like Gotham Week, MGM Amazon, ComicCon LA, SIE Society and more about indie film distribution, marketing and PR. 

Her boutique consultancy KLA Media Group leads narrative and nonfiction clients through all phases of their filmmaking process including audience building, marketing and PR for releases and screenings, film festival strategies and brand partnerships. 

Her popular Substack Marketing & PR for Indie Films has been quoted in publications like IndieWire and is followed by some of the industry's heaviest hitters. In December 2024, she was awarded an Indie Award, by the newly founded Indie Awards at the DGA. She is repped by Dannie Festa at World Builder Entertainment.