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Untitled Filmmaker Org Inc
Brooklyn, NY · EIN 994513939 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · Small ($100K-$1M) · ufo-films.org
revenue
$119K
expenses
$117K
net assets
$3K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Untitled Filmmaker Org, Inc. provides professional development, financial support, and mentorship programs to independent filmmakers.

profile · synthesized from sources

Untitled Filmmaker Org Inc supports early-career independent filmmakers through multi-year lab programs that provide funding, mentorship, and professional development. The organization focuses on artistic growth and industry access for emerging directors working in narrative, documentary, animation, and hybrid forms. Based in Brooklyn, NY, it operates the Short Film Lab and residency programs to advance diverse voices in independent cinema.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Family Filmmaker Residency
Residency program supporting filmmakers who are parents or caregivers
NEON x UFO Second Feature Development Residency
Residency in partnership with NEON for filmmakers developing their second feature film
Peace is Loud x UFO Post/Impact Residency
Residency focused on post-production and social impact strategies in partnership with Peace is Loud
Short Film Lab
Two-year program supporting early-career directors to produce two short films with $10K project funding, mentorship, professional development, and industry connections through in-person workshops in Brooklyn
Shorts In-Session
Curated live feedback events in partnership with film festivals where filmmakers screen rough cuts and receive input from industry panels and audiences
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Emerging Filmmaker Support Programs 3 activities
    • Direct production and creative support for filmmaker projects
      Provides time, space, financial support, professional development, and mentorship to independent filmmakers, particularly those at under-resourced career stages and from diverse, intersectional backgrounds. Supports the development and production of innovative films through resources and community-building, including operating programs that result in completed films premiering at major festivals such as Sundance, SXSW, BFI Flare, and AFI.
    • Residency programs for filmmakers in partnership with external organizations
      Co-hosts a second feature development residency with NEON for emerging filmmakers and a post-production and impact residency with Peace is Loud for documentary filmmakers. Also operates a residency for family filmmakers.
    • Short Film Lab program for emerging filmmakers
      Supports early-career directors over a two-year period to develop and produce two short film projects, providing $10,000 in project funding per film, mentorship, in-kind production and post-production resources, industry network connections, and festival and impact strategy support. Hosts weekly in-person workshops at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and organizes community preview screenings; the program operates in multi-cycle format, with Cycles II through IV active from 2024 to 2027.
  • Film Festival and Screening Programming 1 activity
    • Live feedback and work-in-progress screening initiatives
      Organizes live feedback events where filmmakers screen rough cuts of short films in post-production and receive input from staff, industry professionals, and audiences. Initiatives include Shorts In-Session at the Camden International Film Festival (featuring three projects in 2024), the 2025 work-in-progress initiative at CIFF (supporting three documentary projects), and participation at Big Sky DocShop 2025 (providing feedback for six filmmakers, including regional talent from the Rocky Mountain West).
  • Documentary Film Production 1 activity
    • Production of original documentary and short film content
      Produces original film projects including the short documentary WHERE THE WIND BLOWS (winner of the 2022 IF/Then x The Redford Center Nature Access Pitch and jury prize at Arab Film Festival), SANDCASTLES (premiered at SXSW 2024), MỒ HÔI (SWEAT) (premiered at BFI Flare 2026), CANCIONES DE MEMORIAS (premiered at Singapore International Film Festival 2018), and EMBODIED (a project inviting terminally ill individuals to reflect on bodily experience). Also develops a documentary short following photographer Adam Rouhana’s mobile studio across Palestinian cities.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$119K
Contributions & grants$85K71%
Program service revenue$34K29%
Investment income$150%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$117K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$65K
balance sheet
Total assets$4K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$3K
2 years on record · 2024–2025 · YoY revenue +108.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Arno Mokros director 20 $22K
board members · 2
  • Martha Gregory — director
  • Sean Weiner — director
relationships · 41

Who they work with

  • Alina Pictures Partner — Named supporter of UFO
  • American Documentary Partner — Co-presented the Shorts In-Session initiative at the Camden International Film Festival in 2024 and 2025.
  • Appleman Foundation Funder — Named foundation supporting UFO
  • BRIC Partner — Hosted filmmaker in Film and TV Lab residency.
  • Big Sky International Film Festival Partner — Hosted UFO’s Shorts In-Session as part of DocShop at BSDFF 2025.
  • Bird Street Productions Partner — Co-presented the 2025 Shorts In-Session event at the Camden International Film Festival.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music Partner — Hosts weekly in-person workshop sessions and community preview screenings for the Short Film Lab.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music Partner — Named supporter of UFO
  • Camden International Film Festival Partner — Hosted the Shorts In-Session work-in-progress initiative in 2024 and 2025 in partnership with UFO.
  • Chicken & Egg Films Partner — Co-presented the inaugural Shorts In-Session initiative at the 2024 Camden International Film Festival.
  • Colin Higgins Foundation Funder — Awarded the Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant to support filmmaking by LGBTQ+ youth.
  • Daffy Charitable Fund Funder — Named charitable fund supporting UFO
  • Field of Vision Partner — Distributes the documentary film SANDCASTLES.
  • Firelight Media Partner — Provided Documentary Lab Fellowship support for filmmaker development.
  • Fractured Atlas Government — Fiscal sponsor that receives and processes tax-deductible contributions for UFO
  • Guadalajara International Film Festival Partner — Film premiered at this festival, indicating a programming partnership.
  • Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Funder — Named foundation supporting UFO
  • IF/Then Partner — Co-awarded the Nature Access Pitch with The Redford Center.
  • IN-DOCS Partner — Jointly organized IF/Then SEA with the Tribeca Film Institute, which selected the filmmaker's documentary SANDCASTLES.
  • JNR Family Foundation Funder — Named family foundation supporting UFO
  • Jewish Communal Fund Funder — Named charitable fund supporting UFO
  • Kickstarter Partner — Named supporter of UFO
  • Lisa Hertz Apkon Family Foundation Funder — Named family foundation supporting UFO
  • NALIP Funder — Provided the Emerging Creators Scholarship to support diverse voices in media.
  • NEON Partner — Collaborates with NEON on the Second Feature Development Residency.
  • NEON Partner — Named supporter of UFO
  • New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Funder — Named supporter providing funding support to UFO
  • Peace is Loud Partner — Named supporter of UFO
  • Peace is Loud Partner — Partners with Peace is Loud on the Post/Impact Residency for documentary filmmakers.
  • Sam Wright Smith Partner — Collaborates with filmmaker Sam Wright Smith on the project EMBODIED and the Short Film Lab.
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strategies · 5

How they approach the work

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  • Cohort-Based Collaborative Learning
    methodology: cohort_based_learning
    By organizing in-person, cohort-based workshops with regular mentorship, we build a supportive and collaborative community for early-career filmmakers, because shared experience and peer accountability enhance creative development and reduce isolation.
  • Community-Driven Creative Development
    methodology: community_driven_creative_development
    By fostering sustained creative engagement through inclusive, in-person community-building, we enable artistic risk-taking among filmmakers from diverse backgrounds, because supportive environments empower boundary-pushing work.
  • Family-Support for Filmmakers
    methodology: family_support_model
    By providing dedicated time and resources to filmmakers who are parents, we help them balance family and creative commitments, because removing practical caregiving barriers enables greater focus and sustained participation in filmmaking.
  • Holistic Artist Development
    methodology: holistic_artist_development
    By providing multi-year support that combines funding, mentorship, professional development, and peer collaboration, we enable sustained artistic growth throughout the entire filmmaking lifecycle, because continuous and integrated support fosters deeper creative risk-taking and long-term career resilience.
  • Storytelling as Resilience
    methodology: storytelling_as_resilience
    By grounding storytelling in landscapes, archives, and inherited memory, we build personal and collective resilience, because connecting to cultural and ancestral narratives strengthens identity and emotional endurance.