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Fred Benenson

New York, NY

I work for Kickstarter as a data engineer. I have interests in Free Culture, digital art, and computer science. My first project on Kickstarter was Emoji Dick and second was Hackers Party.

  1. Funded!

    Public Sex, Private Lives: A Documentary on Porn Performers by Simone Jude

    An intimate look at the professional and private lives of porn performers Lorelei Lee, Princess Donna, and Isis Love.

    • 150% funded $33,065 pledged
    • 311 backers
    • Funded Apr 27, 2012
  2. Funded!

    Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet by Supermechanical

    A wireless square with sensors and a simple web app to set rules, Twine tells you what your things are doing by email, text or Twitter.

    • 1,590% funded $556,541 pledged
    • 3,966 backers
    • Funded Jan 03, 2012
  3. Your new favorite t-shirts await you! by janet kim

    My friends and I have designed five graphic tees you will be stoked about! Buy one by 12/5 and get it in time for Christmas!

    Funding Unsuccessful (12/15/2011)
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    Printrbot: Your First 3D Printer by Brook Drumm

    A desktop 3D printer you can build in a couple hours. Print plastic parts you design or download - even parts for another printer.

    • 3,323% funded $830,827 pledged
    • 1,808 backers
    • Funded Dec 17, 2011
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    ****** LACE- N- LIGHTS ****** by ManUp Productions

    THE COOLEST LACES THAT EVER WALKED THE PLANET! SHOELACES THAT MAGICALLY LIGHT UP THE NIGHT! GET YOUR GLOW ON!

    • 264% funded $2,648 pledged
    • 98 backers
    • Funded Dec 02, 2011
  6. Funded!

    We Are Many - a feature length documentary film by Amir Amirani

    We Are Many is a feature length documentary on the story and legacy of the biggest protest in history, which took place on 15 Feb 2003.

    • 131% funded $92,029 pledged
    • 658 backers
    • Funded Dec 13, 2011
  7. World's First Talking & Singing Custom Name Drinking Straws by Cindy Stiggers

    The World's first "Talking & Singing" Drinking Straws by SIP IT delightfully 'Talks & Sings" & features your personal name.

    Funding Unsuccessful (11/20/2011)
  8. Funded!

    A Kickstarter’s Guide to Kickstarter by Nelson de Witt

    A Kickstarter’s Guide is an ebook that looks at what it takes to launch a creative project online.

    • 144% funded $1,303 pledged
    • 104 backers
    • Funded Sep 06, 2011
  9. Funded!

    Novacut Pro Video Editor by Novacut Team

    Heartbroken? Fill the void with a pro editor built for HDSLR storytellers.

    • 113% funded $28,276 pledged
    • 802 backers
    • Funded Jul 29, 2011
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    Moving Takahashi by josh soskin

    A mover who decides to rob a family must choose between pulling off a successful heist and saving the life of their suicidal daughter.

    • 142% funded $24,944 pledged
    • 240 backers
    • Funded Aug 07, 2011
  11. Uncovering the Mysterious Origin of 1000 Island Dressing by Eric J. Roberts

    INGREDIENTS: tragic love, fame and riches, shocking racism & smoldering sensuality!

    Funding Unsuccessful (07/29/2011)
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    Julia Nunes would be nothing without me by julia nunes

    a ton of songs, written by me, Julia Nunes, put on a piece of plastic and/or intangible digital files

    • 519% funded $77,888 pledged
    • 1,685 backers
    • Funded Jul 11, 2011
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    Taposé: Bringing the Courier to the iPad by Benjamin Monnig

    Taposé brings the once hyped Courier to the iPad. The ingenious split interface allows interaction with multiple apps simultaneously

    • 265% funded $26,561 pledged
    • 1,274 backers
    • Funded May 22, 2011
  14. Amarantth & The $100,000 Record by Amarantth (deleted)

    Amarantth are making a $100,000 record for $10,000!

    Funding Unsuccessful (02/27/2011)
  15. Funded!

    Zee.Dog - Stirring things up in the Dog Industry by Felipe Diz

    Say Hello to Zee.Dog. Design oriented Dog products, Apple-Style Packaging, sense of community and real attitude.

    • 108% funded $10,805 pledged
    • 84 backers
    • Funded Nov 24, 2010
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    Ersatz by Thea Rae

    I need balls. Literally, balls. I have plenty of guts and I’m comfortable with being a girl. I mean, I need super bouncy balls.

    • 104% funded $1,258 pledged
    • 46 backers
    • Funded Aug 07, 2010
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    Edge Markets: NYC Heroin Stamps by liza vadnai and the Stamp Collective

    Support for an exhibit that will raise awareness and tell the complex stories of heroin markets in NYC through larger-than-life images.

    • 135% funded $2,711 pledged
    • 53 backers
    • Funded Apr 01, 2010
  18. Funded!

    "TUMBLEWEED!" Completion Funds! by jared varava

    TUMBLEWEED! is a new short film by the Varava Brothers. We are seeking funds to put towards the film's rather intense CG process.

    • 101% funded $5,066 pledged
    • 61 backers
    • Funded Jul 01, 2010
  19. Funded!

    A new translation of Dante's "La Commedia" by the avatar of no-wave cinema, Amos Poe by Amos Poe

    A meditation on what we perceive as motion in a motion picture using the tools of Edward Muybridge to illuminate the poetry of Dante's "Divine Comedy"

    • 166% funded $20,000 pledged
    • 247 backers
    • Funded Jun 28, 2010
  20. Funded!

    Hollaback! by Emily May and Oraia Reid

    Hollaback! is a movement dedicated to ending street harassment and assault using mobile technology.

    • 108% funded $13,560 pledged
    • 356 backers
    • Funded May 28, 2010
  21. The Regulars Documentary by Diana Gross

    Help Preserve the Stories of Softball in Central Park!

    Funding Unsuccessful (07/15/2010)