THE POWER OF NIGHTMARES

THE POWER OF NIGHTMARES

The Rise of the Politics of Fear

This is a series of documentary films about how fear has come to dominate politics in America, Britain and around the world – and that much of that fear is based on an illusion.

The films tell the story of the rise of today’s nightmare vision of a hidden, organised network of terror and show clearly how much of that threat has been distorted and exaggerated by politicians.

In an age disillusioned with optimistic political visions of the future, politicians have stumbled on a new force that can restore their power and authority – the fear of a hidden and organised web of evil which they can protect their people from.

These films show how that fantasy was created – and why – by telling an epic story that starts in Amer