Scott Barley
Known for
Directing
Born
November 11, 1992 (age 33)
Birthplace
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.
Best known work
Silent Friend
2026
Sleep Has Her House
2017
Hunter
2015
Hinterlands
2016
Irresolute
2013
Nightwalk
2013
Womb
2017
Retirement
2013
The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold
2012
Ille Lacrimas
2014Filmography
TBA
The Sea Behind Her HeadDirector, Producer, Camera Operator, Sound, Sound Designer, Music, Editor, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Writer, Idea, Compositing Artist, Drone Cinematographer, Drone Pilot, Art Direction, Painter, Special Effects, Researcher, Underwater Camera, Underwater Director of Photography
TBA
The Emerald FireDirector, Producer, Director of Photography, Sound, Editor, Idea, Writer, Compositing Artist
TBA
The FleshDirector
TBA
Within Without HorizonDirector
TBA
Standing at the RuinsSpecial Effects
2026
Five Years, Four MonthsSpecial Effects
2026
Silent FriendProduction Assistant, Production Consultant, Thanks
2025
The Occupant of the RoomSpecial Effects
2025
A LadderDirector, Director of Photography, Editor, Art Direction, Camera Operator, Compositing Artist, Idea
2020
Half MoonCinematography, Music, Sound, Editor, Director, Director of Photography, Art Direction, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator, Sound Designer, Painter
2020
To the MoonDirector of Photography
2019
WindDirector
2017
WombDirector of Photography, Editor, Music, Director, Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Cinematography, Art Direction, Producer, Sound, Compositing Artist, Special Effects, Idea
2017
Painting (I)Director, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Producer, Editor, Idea, Camera Operator
2017
PassingDirector of Photography, Director, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Editor, Producer, Idea
2017
The Green RayEditor, Sound Designer, Director, Cinematography, Sound, Compositing Artist, Art Direction, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Idea
2017
Sleep Has Her HouseEditor, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Sound, Idea, Cinematography, Music, Compositing Artist, Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Art Direction, Painter, Special Effects, Writer
2016
HinterlandsDirector, Cinematography, Sound Designer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Sound, Music, Idea, Special Effects, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator
2016
CloserProducer, Cinematography, Director, Editor, Writer, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator, Sound, Sound Designer, Art Direction, Poem, Idea, Director of Photography
2015
Blue Permanence / Swan BloodSound, Editor, Cinematography, Director, Producer, Music, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
2015
Hunteras Himself, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Sound Designer, Idea, Editor, Director, Producer, Sound, Music, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator
2015
The Sadness of the Treesas Himself, Director, Music, Sound, Sound Designer, Editor, Producer, Cinematography, Compositing Artist, Idea, Director of Photography
2015
ShadowsSound Designer, Director of Photography, Sound mixer, Idea, Script, Director, Sound Editor, Editor, Cinematography
2015
EvenfallDirector of Photography, Director, Cinematography, Idea, Camera Operator, Editor
2015
Hoursas Himself, Director, Editor, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Producer