Spike Lee has teamed with Nokia for a film project that will be comprised entirely of cell phone footage requested of regular people, reports Reuters.

The film by Nokia Productions will consist of three acts. An "assignment" for each act will be announced online and people will then have four weeks to produce their submission.

"You are seeing first hand the democratization of film," Lee said in a statement on Thursday. "Aspiring filmmakers no longer have to go to film school to make great work. With a simple mobile phone, almost anyone can now become a filmmaker."

The film's theme will evolve around the way music tells the story of humanity. People can submit text, music, video or images at certain times between now and August 21 to http://www.nokiaproductions.com.  Nokia will choose 25 submissions, then people can vote online for their favorite for a top 10 from which Spike Lee will then choose the winning submission from each act. Lee will direct the film through the Web site.      

The final film with the three winning submissions and other contributed content will premiere later this year in Los Angeles.       

Meanwhile, this year's Silverdocs film festival in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring will honor Lee for his documentary work including "When the Levees Broke," on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, organizers said on Wednesday.

The Silverdocs announcement said Lee was selected for his telling of stories "that challenge America's consciousness of social injustice."      

The filmmaker will screen excepts from his documentary works and discuss his career on June 19 at the Charles Guggenheim Symposium, which recognizes top documentary filmmakers and is a centerpiece of the June 16-23 festival.