Kickstarting films

Hey guys, I'm in my final year at film school and I'm trying to get support for my final film: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1577072610/the-treasure-of-garbanzo-pass Anyone have any tips for working with Kickstarter or suggestions on the project in general? Any advice is much appreciated, thanks!

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Wow, ok, just looked up Anita Sarkeesian. So this girl took $158,922 for something as simple, cheap, and mundane as a set of youtube videos and then didn't even deliver? That's ridiculous. For this film though I have no option—if I don't make it, I fail the semester and have to repeat senior year. Is it the general consensus online that Kickstarter is full of scams? Is there a better way to raise funds? I've been emailing local groups and the like but always linking them to the fundraiser.