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 44 live Documentary projects (category averages 49% of goal, $351K total pledged across the category). Updated September 2026.
- 01★ Staff PickUS
The 80s: A Motion Picture Special -The Distribution Campaign
The story of the 1980s in one single movie. Join the team and help bring this movie to audiences worldwide. KS campaign starts SEP 1!
$57K raised574% funded698 backers+1.1% 24h60LENS SCORE - 02US
Traveller: A 50 Year Odyssey
Let's make a documentary on the original space RPG.
$77K raised221% funded761 backers+0.9% 24h50LENS SCORE - 03★ Staff PickUS
American Horizon
A mass shooting survivor and new father retraces a cross-country trip from his youth to rediscover the nation his child will inherit
$40K raised134% funded179 backers+1.9% 24h46LENS SCORE - 04FR
The Lord of Age of Empires 2: the full story of DauT
An hour long documentary featuring exclusive interviews and moments with Daut, in his hometown in Serbia.
$4K raised314% funded142 backers0.0% 24h46LENS SCORE - 05US
The Pizza Principal
An assistant principal sets out to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer after the unexpected popularity of his local pizza reviews.
$31K raised105% funded131 backers+7.0% 24h38LENS SCORE - 06US
The Old Forest: Years of Unexpected Views
The story of an ancient forest surviving and thriving in the center of a major American city, despite attacks. A story of hope.
$5K raised123% funded40 backers-0.4% 24h35LENS SCORE - 07US
Childsupport: The Band, The Music, Their Story
The Story of a Bay Area band, the music they made, and the people who were there.
$350 raised18% funded2 backers+75.0% 24h35LENS SCORE - 08★ Staff PickUS
The Battle For Axanar
A feature length documentary by Shark Week Exec. Producer Seth Sherman about the history of the beloved Star Trek fan film.
$22K raised43% funded317 backers+3.9% 24h32LENS SCORE - 09★ Staff PickUS
Sun Ra: Door of the Cosmos Vol. 2
A documentary about the Sun Ra Omniverse and the roots of Afrofuturism
$10K raised16% funded55 backers+14.4% 24h30LENS SCORE - 10US
Cleve Francis: Beyond the Willow Tree - A Short Documentary
A Short documentary film following Cleve Francis as he returns to Nashville, TN to perform at the Grand Ole Opry Theatre.
$4K raised76% funded51 backers+10.9% 24h28LENS SCORE
How this list is built
We pull all live Documentary projects on Kickstarter (refreshed every 8 hours), then rank them by either Lens Score (for projects with at least 24 hours of data) or Early Momentum (for projects in their first 72 hours). The top 10 land here.
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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