Scott Barley
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 11, 1992
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Within Without Horizon TBA
Director
The Flesh TBA
Director
The Emerald Fire TBA
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Sound, Editor, Idea, Writer, Compositing Artist
The Sea Behind Her Head TBA
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
- Standing at the Ruins
Standing at the Ruins 2027
Special Effects
Five Years, Four Months 2026
Special Effects
Silent Friend 2026
Production Assistant, Production Consultant, Thanks
The Occupant of the Room 2025
Special Effects
A Ladder 2025
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Art Direction, Camera Operator, Compositing Artist, Idea
Half Moon 2020
Music, Editor, Director, Cinematography, Sound, Director of Photography, Art Direction, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator, Sound Designer, Painter
To the Moon 2020
Director of Photography
Wind 2019
Director
Womb 2017
Sound Designer, Music, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Cinematography, Art Direction, Producer, Sound, Compositing Artist, Special Effects, Idea
- Painting (I)
Painting (I) 2017
Director, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Producer, Editor, Idea, Camera Operator
Passing 2017
Director, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Editor, Producer, Idea
The Green Ray 2017
Sound Designer, Director, Cinematography, Editor, Sound, Compositing Artist, Art Direction, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Idea
Sleep Has Her House 2017
Director, Producer, Editor, Sound, Director of Photography, Idea, Cinematography, Music, Compositing Artist, Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Art Direction, Painter, Special Effects, Writer
Hinterlands 2016
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Producer, Sound, Music, Idea, Special Effects, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator
Closer 2016
Producer, Cinematography, Director, Editor, Writer, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator, Sound, Sound Designer, Art Direction, Poem, Idea, Director of Photography
Blue Permanence / Swan Blood 2015
Cinematography, Director, Editor, Sound, Producer, Music, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Hunter 2015
as Himself, Editor, Director, Director of Photography, Sound Designer, Idea, Cinematography, Producer, Sound, Music, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator
The Sadness of the Trees 2015
as Himself, Director, Music, Sound, Sound Designer, Editor, Producer, Cinematography, Compositing Artist, Idea, Director of Photography
Shadows 2015
Editor, Director of Photography, Script, Sound mixer, Cinematography, Director, Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Idea
Evenfall 2015
Director, Director of Photography, Idea, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Editor
Hours 2015
as Himself, Director, Editor, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Producer
Ille Lacrimas 2014
Editor, Director, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Writer, Idea, Compositing Artist, Sound Designer
Polytechnique 2014
Cinematography, Director of Photography, Idea, Director, Camera Operator, Producer, Editor, Compositing Artist
Nightwalk 2013
Director, Editor, Sound Designer, Cinematography, Compositing Artist, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Sound, Idea
Retirement 2013
Director, Cinematography, Idea, Producer, Sound, Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Compositing Artist, Editor
Irresolute 2013
as Himself, Director, Cinematography, Sound, Compositing Artist, Editor, Sound Designer, Music, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Idea
The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold 2012
Idea, Cinematography, Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Producer, Editor
Credits from TMDB.