Best Shorts Kickstarter projects to watch
10 live Shorts projects ranked by Lens Score — a 0-100 composite of funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick signal.
Pulled from 66 live Shorts projects (category averages 40% of goal, $161K total pledged across the category). Updated April 2026.
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The Taller Boy
A short film about a quiet boy who wants to paint a bowl of fruit for his emotionally distant father but must survive mounting mishaps.
$3K raised30% funded9 backers68EARLY MOMENTUM - 02US
A Boy Named Sue
He escaped prison in the middle of a Johnny Cash concert. Now he's after the bounty on his head.
$19K raised187% funded164 backers+21.7% 24h62LENS SCORE - 03GB
Sidelined
We are an independent co-production seeking help and support to finish our family dramedy!
$1K raised100% funded17 backers+62.6% 24h54LENS SCORE - 04US
Sugar and Grime: A Short Film
Who are you at the end of the world?
$13K raised86% funded23 backers+18.3% 24h38LENS SCORE - 05US
Dada Dick: A Dada short film of Moby Dick
All 135 chapters of Moby Dick in Dada-esque moving collage form, featuring rotoscoped found footage, found text, and more.
$2K raised115% funded19 backers+10.1% 24h38LENS SCORE - 06GB
Doll House: Short Film
A short film following a woman's revisitation to her sexual trauma, remaining unchanged from being a little girl.
$1K raised164% funded27 backers0.0% 24h36LENS SCORE - 07IE
Awakened Short
From script to screen, help bring Awakened the script through the film festivals to gain momentum & funding to go into production.
$265 raised75% funded9 backers+28.6% 24h35LENS SCORE - 08GB
Dusk Postman (Re-Launch)
Emotions are flying about everywhere, some just happen to look like paper planes.
$506 raised125% funded10 backers0.0% 24h32LENS SCORE - 09★ Staff PickUS
The Last Dinner
Ready to take your seat at The Last Dinner?
$19K raised48% funded205 backers+0.9% 24h30LENS SCORE - 10AU
Emergence | Short Film
A tender magical realist short, where grief, queer girlhood and a butterfly-spirit dance in the glow of an empty cinema.
$633 raised128% funded27 backers0.0% 24h30LENS SCORE
How this list is built
We pull all live Shorts projects on Kickstarter (refreshed hourly), 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.
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