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I Am What I Choose to Be

Preserve Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann's extraordinary story of survival, resilience, hope and a life devoted to educating others

Created by Dan Cohen · Launched Sep 8, 2026 · Closes Oct 8, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$218

Goal $15K

Backers

2

3 data points

Funded

1%

Of goal

Time Left

28 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Documentary category average. This project has hit 1% of its goal, while the average live Documentary project on Kickstarter sits at 47% (97% below the category).

Early Momentum: 6 / 100 — low potential. Project is in its first 31 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

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Sep 8, 2026Sep 9, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Did not reach goal during the campaign window.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

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EARLY MOMENTUM

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6/ 100

Low potential

Project is too new for 24h trend data. Score is based on funding velocity per hour, backer signups per hour, and staff-pick early signal.

Hours since launch31h

Funded so far1%

% per hour0.05%

Backers2

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$2K

Predicted 11% of goal — at risk

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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