Scott Barley
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.
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Movies (25)
Silent Friend
Production Assistant (Production)
2026
The Occupant of the Room
Special Effects (Crew)
2025
A Ladder
Director (Directing)
2025
Half Moon
Director (Directing)
2020
To the Moon
Director of Photography (Camera)
2020
Wind
Director (Directing)
2019
Womb
Director (Directing)
2017
Painting (I)
Director (Directing)
2017
Passing
Director of Photography (Camera)
2017
The Green Ray
Director (Directing)
2017
Sleep Has Her House
Director (Directing)
2017
Hinterlands
Director (Directing)
2016
Closer
Director (Directing)
2016
Blue Permanence / Swan Blood
Director (Directing)
2015
Hunter
as Himself
2015
The Sadness of the Trees
as Himself
2015
Shadows
Director (Directing)
2015
Evenfall
Director of Photography (Camera)
2015
Hours
as Himself
2015
Ille Lacrimas
Director (Directing)
2014
Polytechnique
Director of Photography (Camera)
2014
Nightwalk
Director (Directing)
2013
Irresolute
as Himself
2013
Retirement
Director (Directing)
2013
The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold
Director of Photography (Camera)
2012