# Kung Fury

> A crowdfunded short film reached 40 million YouTube views after a Cannes premiere.

- Owner: David Sandberg / Laser Unicorns
- Kind: Film
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2015-05-22
- Peak date: Week of May 31, 2015
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 56 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Underdog, Maker origin, Platform jump, Press loop, Response chain

## Summary

Sandberg crowdfunded Kung Fury and premiered it at Cannes before a free online release. YouTube views, Reddit discussions and press coverage followed. A game and Hackerman image memes carried the film into other formats.

## Timeline

- 2013-12-26 — David Sandberg (Open web) — Sandberg launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the short film.
- 2013-12-27 — The Verge (Press) — The Verge covered the crowdfunding trailer and its promise of a free online film.
- 2013-12-28 — SVT Nyheter (Press) — SVT reported Twitter promotion by The Independent, Empire, Total Film and Fred Durst during crowdfunding.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/kung-fury

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Kung Fury.” Case HIS-00252. Spread Score v1.2: 56/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00252