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WAITING MAN - A London-set crime thriller short film.

A cinematic, anxiety-inducing journey of two friends trying to save the cornershop they grew up in.

Created by Malaya Edwards-Roberts · Launched Aug 5, 2026 · Closes Oct 4, 2026

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

Raised

$2K

Goal $8K

Backers

7

14 data points

Funded

21%

Of goal

Time Left

55 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Shorts category average. This project has hit 21% of its goal, while the average live Shorts project on Kickstarter sits at 33% (36% below the category).

Lens Score: 38 / 100 — low potential. 24-hour funding growth of +1586.6% suggests sustained momentum.

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Funding trend

14 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Aug 5, 2026Aug 10, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

late surge

Did not reach goal during the campaign window.

Late-surge pattern — momentum built up in the campaign's second half.

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LENS SCORE

38/ 100

Low potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion21%

Backers7

Days running4d

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$5K

Predicted 68% 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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