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The Year of 1000 Nos: Five Things I Learned After Being Told NO More Than 1000 Times in a Single Year

Marketing & PR for Indie Film's Kelli McNeil-Yellen curates today’s takeover and shares five lessons she learned after being told no more than 1000 times over the course of one year.

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Mar 19, 2026
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Intro: my name is Kelli McNeil-Yellen. I’m a writer/producer and a twenty-year marketing and PR pro who finally made the leap to indie filmmaking with my award-winning Slamdance feature film DARUMA exec produced by Oscar-winner Peter Farrelly, now available on platforms. I run a FilmStack publication called Marketing & PR for Indie Films where I share i…

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I'm Kelli McNeil-Yellen. Working screenwriter/producer & 20+year marketing/PR pro who made the leap to filmmaking with my award-winning film DARUMA now on platforms. Founder Marketing & PR for Indie Film. DM to work w/me on your film's PR & marketing
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