Best Documentary Kickstarter projects to watch
10 live Documentary projects ranked by Lens Score — a 0-100 composite of funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick signal.
Pulled from 34 live Documentary projects (category averages 258% of goal, $125K total pledged across the category). Updated July 2026.
- 01★ Staff PickGB
Commodore 64: The Birth of a Cultural Icon
A documentary that explores the success of the iconic Commodore 64 computer!
$126K raised171% funded1,916 backers+9.7% 24h67LENS SCORE - 02US
Four Plane Spotting Live Streams From Italy
Taking our plane spotting live streams on the road to Italy!
$2K raised52% funded23 backers+50.1% 24h46LENS SCORE - 03IT
The Money Stargate: The True History of Money & Wealth
Help fund an immersive edutainment series traveling through time , from ancient primitive money to Bitcoin
$1K raised55% funded6 backers+84.7% 24h44LENS SCORE - 04AU
NINE LIVES: AFRICA'S TOUGHEST LION
A decade in the wild with Jacob the three-legged Lion — survival, rivalry, and one lion’s fight against all odds.
$30K raised171% funded47 backers0.0% 24h43LENS SCORE - 05GB
Majestic: A Documentary
A documentary traversing the almost one-hundred-year history of Bridgnorth's only Cinema, the Majestic.
$307 raised116% funded18 backers0.0% 24h32LENS SCORE - 06IT
A documentary about Messi's Last World Cup
A documentary about The Last World Cup of Leo and how the Argentinian people will live this event.
$824 raised142% funded18 backers0.0% 24h31LENS SCORE - 07★ Staff PickUS
The Misfits: Undercats of the Chobe River - Lion Documentary
Over 250 hours of 8K RAW footage captured. Now, we need your help to tell the story of a very unique pride of lions in Botswana.
$15K raised51% funded121 backers+0.6% 24h30LENS SCORE - 08GB
Skunk: The Documentary
Is high-THC cannabis life-saving or a hidden threat? Clark French explores its complex, polarising reality in this upcoming documentary
$11K raised103% funded21 backers0.0% 24h30LENS SCORE - 09US
Chicago Brewing History: the 90's
Documenting the stories behind the people, breweries and institutions that shaped Chicago's craft beer scene.
$7K raised66% funded83 backers+2.1% 24h22LENS SCORE - 10US
The Playbook of Silence Film
A feature-length investigative documentary exposing how systemic failures lead to grooming, abuse and coverups in Texas public schools.
$10K raised81% funded26 backers0.0% 24h21LENS SCORE
How this list is built
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No editorial weighting — the ranking is the math. The list updates automatically every hour, so the projects on this page next week may not be the same ones you see today.
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