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Scott Barley
Director & actor · born 11 November 1992 · Cardiff, Wales, UK
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.
Where to start: The Sea Behind Her Head.
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The Emerald Fire
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The Flesh
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Within Without Horizon
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A Ladder
2025 · 8.0/10
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Half Moon
2020 · 7.0/10
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Wind
2019
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Womb
2017 · 6.5/10
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Painting (I)
2017
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Passing
2017 · 6.5/10
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The Green Ray
2017 · 7.6/10
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Sleep Has Her House
2017 · 6.7/10
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Hinterlands
2016 · 7.4/10
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Closer
2016 · 6.9/10
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Blue Permanence / Swan Blood
2015 · 6.7/10
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Hunter
2015 · 7.7/10
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The Sadness of the Trees
2015 · 6.2/10
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Shadows
2015 · 7.9/10
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Evenfall
2015 · 6.9/10
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Hours
2015 · 6.2/10
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Ille Lacrimas
2014 · 7.5/10
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Polytechnique
2014 · 7.9/10
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Nightwalk
2013 · 6.6/10
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Retirement
2013 · 7.4/10
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Irresolute
2013 · 6.7/10
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The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold
2012 · 7.5/10
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Scott Barley movie?
By viewer score, The Sea Behind Her Head at 0.0/10.
What are Scott Barley’s most popular movies?
Sleep Has Her House.
How many movies has Scott Barley made?
30 films on TMDB, 26 as director, 4 as actor.