Scott 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
- Directing
- Born
- 1992-11-11 · Cardiff, Wales, UK
Known for
- Silent Friend (2026) — Production Assistant
- Sleep Has Her House (2017) — Director
- Hunter (2015) — Himself
- Hinterlands (2016) — Director
- Irresolute (2013) — Himself
- Nightwalk (2013) — Director
- Womb (2017) — Sound Designer
- Retirement (2013) — Director
- The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold (2012) — Idea
- Ille Lacrimas (2014) — Editor
- Polytechnique (2014) — Cinematography
- The Sadness of the Trees (2015) — Himself
- Shadows (2015) — Editor
- Closer (2016) — Producer
- Evenfall (2015) — Director
- Blue Permanence / Swan Blood (2015) — Cinematography