Twittamentary is a documentary about popular micro-blogging service, Twitter, that is crowdsourced by social medians world wide.  All Twitter users are invited to upload stories, rich media and videos that will be considered for inclusion in the final film.

Twitter accelerates serendipity. Bonds are forged as a result of unexpected encounters between strangers as they share moments of their lives real time.

Twitter also attracts controversy. Cynics see the popular micro-blogging service as the breeding ground of ‘narcissists’ and “micro celebrities” who are lured by the promise of instant fame.

Why has this seemingly banal micro-blogging service captured the world’s imagination?

In this documentary, filmmaker Tan Siok Siok (@sioksiok) peels away the hype and explores the human dimensions of how lives connect and intersect, and then are affected and changed as result of encounters on Twitter.

Twittamentary is created in the open spirit of the Web.  Twitter users are invite to contribute ideas and videos to the film.  When the film is completed, it will be released online under a creative commons license.