Michael Powell and a child walk into a room to discuss terror. No, this isn't a pitch.
People who have experienced fear - those involved in the peace movement, a child, a politian and a film director - discuss the psychological and physical aspects of this emotion.
Direction
Potter's empathetic juxtaposition of voices across power structures.
Production
Radical 80s BBC experimental documentary format.
Director
Sally Potter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for the BBC's 'Arena' arts strand, this exemplifies the radical documentary experimentation the channel funded in the Thatcher era.
Michael Powell was effectively blacklisted from British cinema after 'Peeping Tom' (1960); this late-career appearance is him reclaiming authority on fear.
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