Person

Scott Barley

Directing · Born 1992-11-11 · Cardiff, Wales, UK

Biography

Born in 1992 in Cardiff, Wales, he is a filmmaker, artist, and film theorist whose work lies at the intersection of slow cinema, visual poetry, and sound. He studied film and experimental art at the University of Wales and Cardiff Metropolitan University. His films explore darkness, nature, the Anthropocene, and the phenomenology of perception. His 2017 feature debut Sleep Has Her House received the Best Film award at the Fronteira International Documentary & Experimental Film Festival in Brazil. Barley’s films have been screened at festivals and museums worldwide, creating a distinctive space between cinema, meditation, and lyrical essay.

Known for

Filmography

2026Five Years, Four MonthsSpecial Effects
2026Silent FriendProduction Assistant
2025The Occupant of the RoomSpecial Effects
2025A LadderDirector
2020Half MoonMusic
2020To the MoonDirector of Photography
2019WindDirector
2017WombSound Designer
2017Painting (I)Director
2017PassingDirector
2017The Green RaySound Designer
2017Sleep Has Her HouseDirector
2016HinterlandsDirector
2016CloserProducer
2015Blue Permanence / Swan BloodCinematography
2015HunterHimself
2015The Sadness of the TreesHimself
2015ShadowsEditor
2015EvenfallDirector
2015HoursHimself
2014Ille LacrimasEditor
2014PolytechniqueCinematography
2013NightwalkDirector
2013IrresoluteHimself
2013RetirementDirector
2012The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the ColdIdea
—The Sea Behind Her HeadDirector
—The Emerald FireDirector
—The FleshDirector
—Within Without HorizonDirector
—Standing at the RuinsSpecial Effects

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