Scott Barley

Directing

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

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Hours

6.2(0.0K)

Darkness has crept in. The hours pass quietly. A window ajar. A shadow observes the moonlight from the window.

Irresolute

6.7(0.0K)

The tension between the natural and industrialised world depicted through abrasive superimpositions.

Hunter

7.6(0.0K)

It is nightfall. A hunter lurks in the darkness, wandering further towards the impenetrable. Do the meanings lie in the stream, in the mountains, the stars, or in the death of things?

The Sadness of the Trees

6.2(0.0K)

Two separate, yet poetically connected films that act as a threnody on nature. Mikel Guillen's film is dedicated to the artist, Hiroshi Sugimoto. Scott Barley's film is dedicated to the artist, Vija Celmins.

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The Sadness of the Trees

Himself

Production

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The Sea Behind Her Head

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The second feature-length film directed by Scott Barley.

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The Sea Behind Her Head

Director

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Nightwalk

6.6(0.0K)

Several figures move through the darkness on a cliff-edge. An inaudible conversation near the brow of the cliff may be the cause for the group to disband. The rest of the film follows the solitary journey of the youngest member of the group, until she rests; where land meets the sea.

Retirement

7.5(0.0K)

"Retirement. My retirement. After a long stretch of intense work on a project that I wasn't passionate about, I finally had a little time to make something I truly wanted. Solitude. A subtle use of machinima alongside HD video." Scott Barley