Guided by a culture of care, UFO gives time, space, and money to filmmakers at under-resourced career stages.

Through filmmaker support programs that emphasize in-person, inclusive community-building, UFO creates opportunities for filmmakers from wide-ranging, intersectional backgrounds to develop and produce uncompromising, boundary-pushing films. In coalition with partner organizations, UFO helps build a more equitable, sustainable, and interdependent film ecosystem.

Our Team

  • Martha Gregory

    CO-DIRECTOR

  • Arno Mokros

    CO-DIRECTOR

  • Sean Weiner

    CO-DIRECTOR

Industry Advisory Council

  • Opal H. Bennett

    SENIOR PRODUCER
    American Documentary
    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
    POV Shorts

  • Ashley Clark

    CURATORIAL DIRECTOR
    The Criterion Collection

  • Megan Costello

    FILM + FESTIVAL PROGRAMMER
    Hamptons International Film Festival (Previously)

  • Brit Fryer

    FILMMAKER + PRODUCER
    The Script (2023)
    Rest Stop (2022)
    Caro Comes Out (2021)

  • Kate Gondwe

    MANAGER OF ACQUISITIONS,
    DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION
    NEON

  • Lucila Moctezuma

    INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMER
    Hot Docs
    SENIOR CONSULTANT OF ARTIST PROGRAMS
    Points North Institute
    INDEPENDENT STORY + PRODUCTION CONSULTANT

  • Kellen Quinn

    FILM PRODUCER
    Sugarcane (2024)
    A Still Small Voice (2023)
    Time (2020)

  • Saidah Russell

    FILM + FESTIVAL PROGRAMMER
    Rooftop Films
    TIDE Film Festival
    Sundance Film Festival

  • Abby Sun

    DIRECTOR OF ARTIST PROGRAMS
    International Documentary Association (IDA)
    EDITOR
    Documentary Magazine