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A Chair of Bowlies

This film traces Mary Engelbreit’s accidental rise from young artist to cultural icon—shaped by risk, setbacks, resilience & real life.

Created by Mary Engelbreit · Launched Jun 8, 2026 · Closes Aug 7, 2026

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

Raised

$5K

Goal $40K

Backers

37

3 data points

Funded

13%

Of goal

Time Left

58 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Documentary category average. This project has hit 13% of its goal, while the average live Documentary project on Kickstarter sits at 29% (56% below the category).

Early Momentum: 20 / 100 — low potential. Project is in its first 38 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

3 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Jun 8, 2026Jun 10, 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

🆕 NEW

20/ 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 launch38h

Funded so far13%

% per hour0.34%

Backers37

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$65K

Predicted to fund 162% of goal

○ 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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A Chair of Bowlies

This film traces Mary Engelbreit’s accidental rise from young artist to cultural icon—shaped by risk, setbacks, resilience & real life.

Created by Mary Engelbreit · Launched Jun 8, 2026 · Closes Aug 7, 2026

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

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Documentary category average. This project has hit 13% of its goal, while the average live Documentary project on Kickstarter sits at 29% (56% below the category).

Early Momentum: 20 / 100 — low potential. Project is in its first 38 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

Compare against 38 other live Documentary projects →