Kickstarter seems to be having a major impact on just about every industry it touches, from comics to video games to technology, giving creators the financial freedom to develop their products without any pesky corporations controlling the process. It has been a boon for indie filmmaking as well, particularly documentaries, with such success stories as Indie Game: The Movie, Urbanized and Matthew Lillard’s Fat Kid Rules the World. How long will it be before we start to see A-list actors and directors turning to Kickstarter to have their artistic vision realized without having to compromise?

Well, this week a very significant project has appeared on Kickstarter: Anomalisa, a stop motion animated film written by Charlie Kaufman. It also has Dan Harmon (Community) and Dino Stamatopoulos (Morel Orel) on board as producers, and it is being animated by Starburns Industries. While it might seem strange for a big name like Charlie Kaufman to be begging for money, you may recall the recent news that his upcoming film Frank or Francis is on hold indefinitely after losing its funding. They’re asking for $200,000, which doesn’t seem like much and they’re almost halfway to their goal already. The one disappointing thing is that the movie is only expected to be 40 minutes long. Is this something you think you might support? Check out the Kickstarter video after the jump and see what you think.