Adam Curtis
8 titles
Filmography
8 results
The Century of the Self
Documentary series by Adam Curtis examining how Freudian theory influenced twentieth century society.
The Power of Nightmares
Adam Curtis explores how the illusory threat of a hidden network of terror has come to dominate global politics.

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
This is a story about the rise of the machines and why no one believes you can change the world for the better anymore. How we decided that we were machines ourselves. Played video games and helped start Africa's world war.
The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom
A series of films from Adam Curtis that explore the contemporary concept of freedom.
HyperNormalisation
(2016)Our world is strange and often fake and corrupt. But we think it’s normal because we can’t see anything else. HyperNormalisation - the story of how we got here.
Pandora's Box
Six modern fables by Adam Curtis exploring the cultural impact of 20th Century science using archive, clips from feature films, cartoons and home movies.
Bitter Lake
(2015)Adam Curtis's epic film explains how everyone - Britain, America and Russia - got lost in Afghanistan. How a toxic blend of arrogance and ignorance led to the present disaster.
The Living Dead
Three films by Adam Curtis about the attempts of those in power to control the past.