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Scott Barley

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Scott Barley

EN, AR, DE, ES cinema · 31 credits

Born

11 November 1992 (age 33)

Birthplace

Cardiff, Wales, UK

Also known as Scott W. Barley · Scott William Barley

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

The Sea Behind Her Head poster

The Sea Behind Her Head

ENNot rated

Director, 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

The Emerald Fire poster

The Emerald Fire

ENNot rated

Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Sound, Editor, Idea, Writer, Compositing Artist

The Flesh poster

The Flesh

ENNot rated

Director

Within Without Horizon poster

Within Without Horizon

ENNot rated

Director

Al Woqoof ala el Atlal

2027

Standing at the Ruins

AR · 2027Not rated

Special Effects

Silent Friend poster

Silent Friend

DE · 20267.2

Production Assistant, Production Consultant, Thanks

Five Years, Four Months poster

Five Years, Four Months

ES · 2026Not rated

Special Effects

A Ladder poster

A Ladder

XX · 20258.3

Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Art Direction, Camera Operator, Compositing Artist, Idea

The Occupant of the Room poster

The Occupant of the Room

EN · 2025Not rated

Special Effects

Half Moon poster

Half Moon

EN · 20207.0

Cinematography, Music, Sound, Editor, Director, Director of Photography, Art Direction, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator, Sound Designer, Painter

To the Moon poster

To the Moon

EN · 20207.0

Director of Photography

Wind poster

Wind

XX · 2019Not rated

Director

Sleep Has Her House poster

Sleep Has Her House

EN · 20176.7

Editor, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Sound, Idea, Cinematography, Music, Compositing Artist, Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Art Direction, Painter, Special Effects, Writer

The Green Ray poster

The Green Ray

EN · 20177.6

Editor, Sound Designer, Director, Cinematography, Sound, Compositing Artist, Art Direction, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Idea

Passing poster

Passing

EN · 20176.5

Director of Photography, Director, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Editor, Producer, Idea

Womb poster

Womb

EN · 20176.5

Director of Photography, Editor, Music, Director, Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Cinematography, Art Direction, Producer, Sound, Compositing Artist, Special Effects, Idea

Painting (I)

2017

Painting (I)

EN · 2017Not rated

Director, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Producer, Editor, Idea, Camera Operator

Closer poster

Closer

EN · 20166.9

Producer, Cinematography, Director, Editor, Writer, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator, Sound, Sound Designer, Art Direction, Poem, Idea, Director of Photography

Hinterlands poster

Hinterlands

EN · 20167.4

Director, Cinematography, Sound Designer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Sound, Music, Idea, Special Effects, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator

Hours poster

Hours

EN · 20156.2

as Himself, Director, Editor, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Producer

Hunter poster

Hunter

EN · 20157.7

as Himself, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Sound Designer, Idea, Editor, Director, Producer, Sound, Music, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator

The Sadness of the Trees poster

The Sadness of the Trees

EN · 20156.2

as Himself, Director, Music, Sound, Sound Designer, Editor, Producer, Cinematography, Compositing Artist, Idea, Director of Photography

Shadows poster

Shadows

EN · 20157.9

Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Sound mixer, Idea, Script, Director, Sound Editor, Editor, Cinematography

Evenfall poster

Evenfall

EN · 20156.9

Director of Photography, Director, Cinematography, Idea, Camera Operator, Editor

Blue Permanence / Swan Blood poster

Blue Permanence / Swan Blood

EN · 20156.7

Sound, Editor, Cinematography, Director, Producer, Music, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Ille Lacrimas poster

Ille Lacrimas

EN · 20147.5

Director, Camera Operator, Editor, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Writer, Idea, Compositing Artist, Sound Designer

Polytechnique poster

Polytechnique

EN · 20147.9

Director of Photography, Cinematography, Director, Idea, Camera Operator, Producer, Editor, Compositing Artist

Irresolute poster

Irresolute

EN · 20136.7

as Himself, Director, Cinematography, Sound, Compositing Artist, Editor, Sound Designer, Music, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Idea

Nightwalk poster

Nightwalk

EN · 20136.6

Director, Editor, Sound Designer, Cinematography, Compositing Artist, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Sound, Idea

Retirement poster

Retirement

EN · 20137.4

Director, Cinematography, Idea, Producer, Sound, Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Compositing Artist, Editor

The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold poster

The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold

EN · 20127.5

Idea, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator, Producer, Editor