"Audience aggregation" is a horribly cold phrase, but the fact is that Twitter made it possible for me to interact with a handful of intelligent, satisfied viewers after the Migrating Forms screening of Canary on April 16th. The tweets appear below in chronological order.

michaelmontes: At Anthology Film Archives waiting to view CANARY by @alejandroadams and nearly bursting with BIG expectations.

AlejandroAdams: If you saw CANARY tonight, please give me an idea of crowd size, projection quality, popcorn butter saturation level, # of crying babies.

KarinaLongworth: @AlejandroAdams: they don't have popcorn at Anthology

michaelmontes: @AlejandroAdams I don't think I'll be ingesting blue jello anytime soon. "Wake up mama, mama wake up..."

Slicksean: Just saw my pal @alejandroadams' new film Canary, a wonderfully bizarre, existentialist, urbane dramedy about organ redistribution. Hot!

AlejandroAdams: @michaelmontes @slicksean Thanks for tweeting so quickly, guys. It means a lot, especially since I couldn't be there myself. :(

Slicksean: "Remember your anti-reaction medication!" One of Canary's many great lines. Fab dialogue throughout

AlejandroAdams: @slicksean That line was very near the beginning of a film jam-packed with densely layered dialogue. You win the post-screening quiz prize!

Slicksean: @AlejandroAdams Haha, I wrote it down cuz I knew I'd forget. Seriously, the dialogue was genius. I learned. I did

AlejandroAdams: @slicksean I appreciate that. To have been learned from is the greatest achievement of all.

michaelmontes: Canary was great. Made me yearn for the post-corporate era to come. Soylent Green on some kind of slippery acid.

Slicksean: @AlejandroAdams Not that many peeps, I'm afraid - maybe 20? But that's MF's fault: they haven't publicized. Barely anyone anywhere

noahharlan: @AlejandroAdams crowd size: ~35, crying babies: 0, buttered popcorn: none, projection quality: very good!

AlejandroAdams: @noahharlan Wow, some wild fluctuation in attendance reports! Thanks for going. I truly appreciate it. Glad the DVD projected well.

Noahharlan: @AlejandroAdams congratulations, it is a really striking film with subtle and genuine performances. Remarkably restrained in the best way.

AlejandroAdams: @noahharlan Striking yet restrained--you certainly get to the heart of my intentions.

paulou: @AlejandroAdams Blown away. Still have this great slow-burning sick feeling. Held up really well on a screen. 2nd the 15-20.

AlejandroAdams: @paulou Thanks for putting that feeling into words. CANARY walks a fine line w/ tone--never sure how it "plays." Glad to have this response.

AlejandroAdams: Now that it's over I can say that I spent a big % of the film's budget for a nice HDCAM transfer. Glad to hear the DVD didn't detract.

AlejandroAdams: Okay, Twitter. I successfully aggregated an audience from a remote location. You win. Now some tech mag better write an article about me!

monanicoara: @AlejandroAdams Loved Canary! Awfully intelligent and discreet, beautifully paced. (Rustled up a pretty good crowd too - 30 or so.) Thanks!

AlejandroAdams: @monanicoara Thanks for going. I appreciate the support and feedback. I've not yet heard it called "discreet"--well said.

monanicoara: @AlejandroAdams Thanks for letting me know about the screening. I'd say it was great fun, but that would inevitably come out twisted.

monanicoara: @AlejandroAdams It was certainly more than 15. I counted at least 20 from where I sat, w/out turning around. Yes, I am lazy.

AlejandroAdams: @monanicoara Well, I'm impressed that you weren't watching your back. Nerves of steel, eh? I'd be looking around. CANARY makes me paranoid.

Thanks again to all of you for going and for the feedback. (Special thanks to Karina--no popcorn?!) See you guys on Twitter. Often.