TWITTER: BREAKING THE BIRD (AKA BREAKING BIRD: THE RISE AND FALL OF TWITTER)

Twitter: Breaking the Bird is a landmark documentary that embarks on a compelling journey through the birth, evolution and demise of Twitter.

We will chart how a bunch of college dropouts and hippy hacktivists came together to create one of the most influential and controversial tech companies of the 21st century.

The documentary will weave together a narrative full of twists and turns, vision, luck, idealism and betrayals via exclusive interviews with key figures and insiders giving viewers an insight into the challenges triumphs, and the darker side of the platform’s vision for free speech.

In a riveting exploration of Twitter’s societal impact, Twitter; Breaking the Bird will chronicle the high-stake challenges that ultimately led to its downfall.

"With Elon Musk dominating the news cycle, the CNN limited docuseries about the short history of groundbreaking social media app Twitter, which he now owns and has renamed X, couldn’t be better timed." BOSTON GLOBE
"an epic tale of tech triumph and lost idealism" SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Creativity, cockiness, controversy and chaos abound." WHAT TO WATCH
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DURATION

1 x 90-minutes (Also available: 4 x one hour version)

BROADCASTER

BBC, CNN

YEAR OF PRODUCTION

2025

PRODUCED BY

Candle True Stories

COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION

UK

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