Our Team

Our team combines decades of experience across all facets of the film and television industry. We share a passion for supporting the success of independent voices and storytellers.

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Ben Yennie

Founder
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Ben Yennie is the founder and principal of Disrupt Entertainment. He has more than 15 years of experience in the film industry, principally working as a Producer, Producer’s rep, US Theatrical Distributor, and Sales Agent. Ben is also a consultant, author, and speaker.

Mutiny Pictures: In 2020, Ben founded Mutiny Pictures, which sold to Bayview Entertainment for 100x the initial startup investment in 2022. In that time, Mutiny Pictures signed 50 films, sold 2 to Redbox, 3 to Showtime, 2 to Starz, 7 to Wal-Mart (in-store), 3 to IFC/Shudder, and more, and released broadly on TVOD and AVOD.

Notable Films: Ben has had a significant role in the acquisition and distribution of more than 80 films, including Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox, Equal Standard, I Am Lisa, and Skinamarink.

Books/Appearances: Among others, Ben has spoken at San Diego Comic Con, the University of Southern California, University of the Pacific. He has appeared on dozens of podcasts including Indie Film Hustle, Shoots Video, and the Lean Startups Podcast. Ben has been featured in Variety, The Wrap, and Deadline. Additionally, he has Written 3 books, most notably The Guerrilla Rep: American Film Market Distribution Success on No Budget as well as writing more than 200 blogs on The Guerrilla Rep Blog and other outlets.

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Carey Rose O'Connell

Head of Digital Marketing | Acquisition Consultant
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Carey Rose is a Producer of Marketing & Distribution with over 20 years of experience leading creative teams and projects from development to execution. As an Acquisitions Consultant and Head of Digital Marketing for Disrupt, she works closely with filmmakers to build audience engagement and grow viewership across the entire film catalog.

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Kelsey Landon

Head of Film & Television Development
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Kelsey is a New Mexico based, festival award winning producer for films such as Department of One (winner of Dances with Films Pilot award) Dying Breed(winner of the Tallgrass film festival audience choice award), Debt Men (winner of Best Dark comedy at LAFA) The woods are lovely dark and deep (Chelsea Film Festival, SFIFF) and Natural Management (Winner of the Perspective award at the Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival and Honorable Mention at the Toronto International Women’s Film Festival).

Kelsey is also the winner of the AFMX Pitch Panel with three independent series in development.

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Todd Spradlin

Acquisition Consultant
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Todd Spradlin has been producing reality and dramatic television and film for more than a decade. He has worked with A24, Paramount, Netflix, Universal, and Disney+.

Additionally, he has helped produce indie films that have gone on to be sold to Amazon and Netflix. He was part of producing teams that created hit shows for ABC, CBS, Fox, Animal Planet, Discovery, and A&E. 

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Kris Maxx

Advisor
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Kris Maxx is a multidisciplinary filmmaker, producer, writer, and director focused on independent film and creative development.

As the founder of multiple creative ventures, Maxx has spent years supporting filmmakers, artists, and brands through production, marketing, and strategic storytelling.

Maxx currently leads mentorship initiatives that guide emerging filmmakers through hands-on, real-world production experiences.

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Alan Green

Sales Consultant | Advisor
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Alan Green has been in the international sales field for more than 20 years. He currently heads OneTwoThree Media, an international sales agency founded in 2020.

Previously, Alan worked with major studios such as 20th Century Fox, releasing titles such as Titanic and Star Wars Episode I across multiple European territories.

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Debbie Brubaker

Advisor
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Debbie is a veteran producer with dozens of feature film credits. Most notably, Sorry to Bother You, Blue Jasmine, and Click Bait,

Among other affiliations, Debbie is the former DGA Coordination Committee member for San Francisco, regularly lectures at various SF Bay Area Film Schools, and continues to produce films in the SF Bay.