| 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 |