'' The Power of Nightmares : The Rise of the Politics of Fear '' is a BBC television documentary series by Adam Curtis . It mainly consists of archive footage , with Curtis narrating . The series was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom in 2004 . It has subsequently been aired in multiple countries and shown at various film festivals , including the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
2005 Cannes Film Festival
2005 Cannes Film Festival
The Power of Nightmares