The dataset consists of information about various documentary films and projects, including details about their titles, directors, release years, funding sources, amounts raised, durations, synopses, and genres. This data can be used for analysis of crowdfunding trends in the film industry, particularly in the documentary genre.
| Title | Director | Year | Funding Platform | Amount Raised | Duration | Synopsis | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Dance | Jason Hehir | 2020 | Kickstarter | 3,000,000 | 10 hours | A documentary series about Michael Jordan's career. | Sports |
| Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! | Morgan Spurlock | 2017 | Indiegogo | 250,000 | 1h 40m | Morgan Spurlock examines fast food and its influence. | Food |
| Becoming | Nadia Hallgren | 2020 | Kickstarter | 2,000,000 | 1h 30m | A documentary following Michelle Obama on her book tour. | Biography |
| Do Not Resist | Craig Atkinson | 2016 | Kickstarter | 100,000 | 1h 12m | Exploring the militarization of police in America. | Politics |
| American Animals | Bart Layton | 2018 | Indiegogo | 600,000 | 1h 36m | A mix of heist film and documentary about a true story of a group of friends. | Crime |
| Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Morgan Neville | 2018 | Kickstarter | 4,200,000 | 1h 34m | A look at the life and legacy of Fred Rogers. | Biography |
| Jiro Dreams of Sushi | David Gelb | 2011 | Kickstarter | 140,000 | 1h 21m | A portrait of Jiro Ono, a renowned sushi chef. | Food |
| Exit Through the Gift Shop | Banksy | 2010 | Kickstarter | 200,000 | 1h 27m | A film about street art and its impact on the art world. | Art |
| 13th | Ava DuVernay | 2016 | Indiegogo | 350,000 | 1h 40m | An exploration of the history of racial inequality in the United States. | Politics |
| Indie Game: The Movie | Lisanne Pajot | 2012 | Kickstarter | 150,000 | 1h 20m | A look at independent video game developers and their creations. | Gaming |
| Life, Animated | Roger Ross Williams | 2016 | Kickstarter | 100,000 | 1h 30m | A coming-of-age story about a young man with autism. | Biography |
| The Act of Killing | Joshua Oppenheimer | 2012 | Kickstarter | 100,000 | 2h 40m | A documentary about Indonesian death squad leaders. | Politics |
| Time | Garrett Bradley | 2020 | Indiegogo | 200,000 | 1h 20m | A woman's decades-long fight for her husband's release from prison. | Biography |
| Making a Murderer | Laura Ricciardi | 2015 | Kickstarter | 100,000 | 10 hours | A look at the case of Steven Avery in Wisconsin. | Crime |
| Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey | Ramona S. Diaz | 2012 | Indiegogo | 100,000 | 1h 30m | The journey of Arnel Pineda, the lead singer of Journey. | Music |
| Rich Hill | Andrew D. L. Johnson | 2014 | Kickstarter | 90,000 | 1h 34m | A portrait of three teenagers from a small Missouri town. | Coming-of-age |
| The Social Dilemma | Jeff Orlowski | 2020 | Indiegogo | 150,000 | 1h 34m | Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking. | Technology |
| Crip Camp | Nicole Newnham | 2020 | Netflix | 300,000 | 1h 46m | A summer camp that galvanized a disability rights movement. | History |
| American Factory | Steven Bognar | 2019 | Netflix | 500,000 | 1h 35m | A look into a Chinese factory in post-industrial Ohio. | Economics |
| The Great Hack | Karim Amer | 2019 | Netflix | 300,000 | 1h 54m | Exploring the dark world of data exploitation. | Technology |
| Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Morgan Neville | 2018 | Kickstarter | 4,200,000 | 1h 34m | The life of Fred Rogers and his mission in children's television. | Biography |
| Searching for Sugar Man | Malik Bendjelloul | 2012 | Kickstarter | 350,000 | 1h 26m | The search for a mysterious musician in the 1970s. | Music |
| Lady Gaga: Five Foot Two | Chris Moukarbel | 2017 | Netflix | 300,000 | 1h 40m | A look at the life of Lady Gaga during her 2016 album release. | Music |
| Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Morgan Neville | 2018 | Kickstarter | 4,200,000 | 1h 34m | A documentary about the life of children's television icon Fred Rogers. | Biography |
| Unrest | Jennifer Brea | 2017 | Kickstarter | 50,000 | 1h 37m | A chronicle of living with chronic illness. | Health |
| The Edge of Democracy | Petra Costa | 2019 | Netflix | 300,000 | 1h 41m | A personal story exploring Brazil's political turmoil. | Politics |
| Free Solo | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | 2018 | Kickstarter | 300,000 | 1h 40m | The story of climber Alex Honnold's free solo ascent of El Capitan. | Sports |
| Miss Americana | Lana Wilson | 2020 | Netflix | 200,000 | 1h 25m | A documentary about Taylor Swift and her rise to fame. | Music |
| Hearts Beat Loud | Brett Haley | 2018 | Indiegogo | 350,000 | 1h 37m | A father-daughter duo starting a band before she leaves for college. | Music |
| City of Ghosts | Matthew Heineman | 2017 | Kickstarter | 150,000 | 1h 32m | Citizen journalist in Syria revealing the war's impact. | War |
| Step | Amanda Lipitz | 2017 | Kickstarter | 100,000 | 1h 22m | The United States' first all-girls step team in Baltimore. | Dance |
| The Fight | Eli B. Despres | 2020 | Netflix | 400,000 | 1h 35m | The fight of ACLU lawyers amid unprecedented political attacks. | Politics |
| Free As a Bird | Paul McCarthy | 2016 | Indiegogo | 100,000 | 1h 25m | The journey of a natalist campaign in America. | Religion |
| American Factory | Julia Reichert | 2019 | Netflix | 500,000 | 1h 35m | A Chinese factory's attempts to bring change to the rust belt. | Economics |
| One Child Nation | Nanfu Wang | 2019 | Kickstarter | 50,000 | 1h 27m | A personal exploration of China's one-child policy. | History |
| RBG | Betsy West | 2018 | Kickstarter | 200,000 | 1h 37m | A documentary about the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. | Biography |
| Slay the Dragon | Kristy Guo | 2019 | Kickstarter | 100,000 | 1h 20m | A look at gerrymandering and its effects. | Politics |
| The 50-Year Argument | Martin Scorsese | 2014 | Netflix | 300,000 | 1h 54m | A documentary about The New York Review of Books. | Literature |
| Cameraperson | Kirsten Johnson | 2016 | Kickstarter | 65,000 | 1h 43m | An exploration of Johnson's work as a documentary cinematographer. | Art |
| Therapy Dogs | Jessica Yu | 2020 | Indiegogo | 75,000 | 1h 14m | A deep dive into the role of therapy dogs in mental health. | Health |
| 20 Feet from Stardom | Morgan Neville | 2013 | Kickstarter | 800,000 | 1h 31m | The untold true story of backup singers. | Music |
| Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Morgan Neville | 2018 | Kickstarter | 4,200,000 | 1h 34m | Fred Rogers' life chronicled through his TV show. | Biography |
| Planet Earth II | David Attenborough | 2016 | Kickstarter | 5,000,000 | 6 hours | A stunning follow-up to the original series exploring wildlife. | Nature |
| Born Into Brothels | Zana Briski | 2004 | Kickstarter | 700,000 | 1h 25m | Documentary about children living in Calcutta's red-light district. | Social Justice |
| Chasing Ice | Jeff Orlowski | 2012 | Kickstarter | 200,000 | 1h 15m | A photographer documenting climate change in the Arctic. | Environment |
| Crip Camp | Nicole Newnham | 2020 | Netflix | 300,000 | 1h 46m | A summer camp in the 1970s that inspired a disability rights movement. | Health |
| Sensible Footwear: The Graphic Novel | Sophie Campbell | 2020 | Kickstarter | 50,000 | 1h 00m | A documentary about LGBTQ+ representation in comics. | LGBTQ+ |
| Go Tigers! | Kirsten Dunst | 2005 | Kickstarter | 90,000 | 1h 20m | The joys and heartaches of a high school football team. | Sports |
| Life Itself | Steve James | 2014 | Kickstarter | 350,000 | 1h 59m | A look at the life of Roger Ebert, the film critic. | Biography |
| Things We Couldn't Say | Daniel Casey | 2018 | Kickstarter | 100,000 | 1h 45m | Exploring the stigma of mental illness through personal storytelling. | Health |
| The Look of Silence | Joshua Oppenheimer | 2014 | Kickstarter | 150,000 | 1h 43m | A follow-up to The Act of Killing focusing on victims' families. | Politics |
| The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Joe Talbot | 2019 | Indiegogo | 100,000 | 2h 01m | A unique story about a man's quest to reclaim his family home. | Drama |
| Crew Love: The Documentary | Andreas Rothschild | 2017 | Kickstarter | 75,000 | 1h 26m | An inside look at the untold stories of the music industry. | Music |
| The Nightcrawlers | Martha Dart | 2019 | Indiegogo | 60,000 | 1h 15m | Examining the lives of ambitious journalists in Los Angeles. | Media |
| Shirkers | Sandi Tan | 2018 | Netflix | 50,000 | 1h 38m | The story of a lost Singaporean film and its re-emergence. | History |
| Untouchable | David Feige | 2019 | Kickstarter | 70,000 | 1h 44m | An investigation into the issue of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. | Religion |
| Ready Player One: A Visual History | Matt Zoller Seitz | 2018 | Kickstarter | 60,000 | 1h 30m | Documenting the cultural impact of gaming. | Gaming |
| 13 Minutes: The Siege of Lubyanka | Marina Goldovskaya | 2020 | Indiegogo | 80,000 | 1h 20m | A look at a hostage crisis in Russia during the 1990s. | Politics |
| From the Ashes | Michael Bonfiglio | 2017 | Indiegogo | 300,000 | 1h 30m | Exploring America's energy future. | Environment |
| Through The Windmill | Tanya Syed | 2017 | Kickstarter | 100,000 | 1h 35m | The story of a group attempting to preserve their way of life. | Social Justice |
| We Are the Radical Monarchs | Linda Goldstein Knowlton | 2019 | Indiegogo | 150,000 | 1h 15m | A documentary about a group of girls of color advocating for social change. | LGBTQ+ |
| Where's My Roy Cohn? | Matt Tyrnauer | 2019 | Indiegogo | 180,000 | 1h 37m | A look at the life and legacy of Roy Cohn. | Politics |
| “Fashionista | ” "Simon Smith" | 2018 | Indiegogo | 120,000 | 1h 30m | A deep dive into the fashion industry's impact on culture and society. | Fashion |
| Before the Flood | Fisher Stevens | 2016 | Kickstarter | 300,000 | 1h 36m | Leonardo DiCaprio seeks to raise awareness about climate change. | Environment |
| The Happy Film | Stefan Sagmeister | 2016 | Kickstarter | 100,000 | 1h 16m | A documentary about happiness and how to find it. | Documentary |
| The Death of Dick Long | Daniel Scheinert | 2019 | Indiegogo | 150,000 | 1h 40m | A dark comedy exploring the circumstances surrounding a man's death. | Dark Comedy |
| Into the Storm | Daniel Haller | 2018 | Indiegogo | 180,000 | 1h 20m | Following the impact of climate change in various regions. | Environment |
| Best and Most Beautiful Things | Jesse Epstein | 2016 | Kickstarter | 75,000 | 1h 22m | A coming-of-age story about a young woman with disabilities. | Biography |
| Click "Pamela Anderson" | 2019 | Kickstarter | 50,000 | 1h 30m | An exploration of the fashion industry and its implications. | Fashion | NaN |
| From the Bottom: The Story of Rock Bottom | Ryan Rainey | 2018 | Kickstarter | 75,000 | 1h 45m | A documentary revealing the journey of self-help and recovery. | Health |
| Working Class Boy | Anthony M. Foster | 2018 | Kickstarter | 300,000 | 1h 32m | A documentary about the life of Jimmy Barnes. | Music |
| Half The Picture | Amy Adrion | 2018 | Kickstarter | 200,000 | 1h 29m | Exploring gender parity in Hollywood filmmaking. | Gender Equality |
| Ovule_take 2 | Donald John | 2019 | Indiegogo | 150,000 | 1h 10m | A deep dive into the challenges of IVF and infertility. | Health |
| The Dance of Reality | Alejandro Jodorowsky | 2013 | Indiegogo | 100,000 | 2h 10m | A semi-autobiographical film reflecting Jodorowsky's childhood. | Drama |
| Unseen | Geoff Marslett | 2019 | Kickstarter | 90,000 | 1h 20m | Exploring the unseen and often ignored in society. | Social Justice |
| Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 | Shinjirō Nakamura | 2020 | Kickstarter | 200,000 | 1h 38m | A reimagining of the classic anime Ghost in the Shell. | Animation |
| Thank You For Your Service | Jason Hall | 2017 | Indiegogo | 250,000 | 1h 50m | A look at the challenges soldiers face when returning home. | War |
| Flux Gourmet | Peter Strickland | 2022 | Indiegogo | 100,000 | 1h 38m | A surreal tale within the food art scene exploring creative competitions. | Art |
| Rewind | Sophie Hyde | 2019 | Indiegogo | 150,000 | 1h 10m | A documentary exploring repressed memories within a family. | Biography |
| Funny As Hell | Jared Hess | 2019 | Kickstarter | 70,000 | 1h 30m | Featuring various stand-up comedians capturing their stories. | Comedy |
| Feast and Famine | David Pascoe | 2017 | Kickstarter | 75,000 | 1h 10m | A reflection on the relationship between food and culture. | Food |
| A Deal with the Universe | Jason Horychko | 2018 | Indiegogo | 80,000 | 1h 30m | Exploring themes of acceptance within marginalized communities. | LGBTQ+ |
| Outsider | Sylvia Ward | 2018 | Kickstarter | 60,000 | 1h 40m | An exploration of gender politics and their impact on society. | Gender Equality |
| Dope Cinema | Mark Dirkse | 2018 | Kickstarter | 150,000 | 1h 30m | A look at the underground film scene and its influence. | Art |
| The Eagle Huntress | Otto Bell | 2016 | Kickstarter | 76,000 | 1h 27m | Following a young girl training to become a master eagle hunter. | Adventure |
| Men's Stories | Rani Naumann | 2018 | Kickstarter | 50,000 | 1h 15m | A documentary capturing diverse male narratives. | Social Justice |
| Madame B: A History of Sugar | Natalie Dompierre | 2017 | Indiegogo | 100,000 | 1h 15m | Exploring sugar's influence on global history and culture. | History |
| Songs for the End of the World | Drew Lentz | 2018 | Indiegogo | 200,000 | 1h 40m | Documenting the creative responses to climate change in music. | Environment |
| Time Trap | Dave B. Thrasher | 2018 | Indiegogo | 100,000 | 1h 20m | A mind-bending exploration of time and its implications. | Science Fiction |
| Some Kind of Heaven | Lance Oppenheim | 2020 | Indiegogo | 250,000 | 1h 20m | A glimpse into the lives of retirees in a Florida community. | Social Justice |
| Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song | Daniel Geller | 2021 | Indiegogo | 300,000 | 1h 40m | The life and times of Leonard Cohen through his iconic hymn. | Music |