I certainly hope the project gets back to you - if they don't, you could kick it up a notch by writing a quick blog post or something describing who you are, what you want to do, and getting some social media publicity spun up. I can see the Reddit headline, "I'm the guy who restored the Curiosity descent video and I want to restore the world's first color film" - karma gold.
If you did start a Kickstarter campaign, I guess you wouldn't really have any swag like shirts, early copies, etc. like they usually offer. But it shouldn't be a problem, I really don't think you would have any trouble at all getting funding, considering your reputation and just how cool this would be.
If you did start a Kickstarter campaign, I guess you wouldn't really have any swag like shirts, early copies, etc. like they usually offer. But it shouldn't be a problem, I really don't think you would have any trouble at all getting funding, considering your reputation and just how cool this would be.