Scott Barley
Directing
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
Directing26
movieA Ladder
2025
Director
movieHalf Moon
2020
Director
movieWind
2019
Director
movieWomb
2017
Director
moviePassing
2017
Director
movieThe Green Ray
2017
Director
movieSleep Has Her House
2017
Director
movieHinterlands
2016
Director
movieCloser
2016
Director
movieHunter
2015
Director
movieShadows
2015
Director
movieEvenfall
2015
Director
movieHours
2015
Director
movieIlle Lacrimas
2014
Director
moviePolytechnique
2014
Director
movieNightwalk
2013
Director
movieRetirement
2013
Director
movieIrresolute
2013
Director
movieThe Sea Behind Her Head
Director
movieThe Emerald Fire
Director
movieThe Flesh
Director
movieWithin Without Horizon
Director
Crew25
movieFive Years, Four Months
2026
Special Effects
movieSilent Friend
2026
Thanks
movieThe Occupant of the Room
2025
Special Effects
movieHalf Moon
2020
Cinematography
movieWomb
2017
Cinematography, Special Effects
Painting (I)
2017
Cinematography
moviePassing
2017
Cinematography
movieThe Green Ray
2017
Cinematography
movieSleep Has Her House
2017
Cinematography, Special Effects
movieHinterlands
2016
Cinematography, Special Effects
movieCloser
2016
Cinematography, Poem
movieBlue Permanence / Swan Blood
2015
Cinematography
movieHunter
2015
Cinematography
movieThe Sadness of the Trees
2015
Cinematography
movieShadows
2015
Script, Cinematography
movieEvenfall
2015
Cinematography
movieHours
2015
Cinematography
movieIlle Lacrimas
2014
Cinematography
moviePolytechnique
2014
Cinematography
movieNightwalk
2013
Cinematography
movieRetirement
2013
Cinematography
movieIrresolute
2013
Cinematography
movieThe Sea Behind Her Head
Cinematography, Special Effects
Standing at the Ruins
Special Effects
Camera24
movieA Ladder
2025
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieHalf Moon
2020
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieTo the Moon
2020
Director of Photography
movieWomb
2017
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Painting (I)
2017
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
moviePassing
2017
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieThe Green Ray
2017
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieSleep Has Her House
2017
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieHinterlands
2016
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieCloser
2016
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
movieBlue Permanence / Swan Blood
2015
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieHunter
2015
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieThe Sadness of the Trees
2015
Director of Photography
movieShadows
2015
Director of Photography
movieEvenfall
2015
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieHours
2015
Camera Operator
movieIlle Lacrimas
2014
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
moviePolytechnique
2014
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieNightwalk
2013
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
movieIrresolute
2013
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
movieRetirement
2013
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
movieThe Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold
2012
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieThe Emerald Fire
Director of Photography
movieThe Sea Behind Her Head
Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Drone Cinematographer, Drone Pilot, Underwater Camera, Underwater Director of Photography
Editing23
movieA Ladder
2025
Editor
movieHalf Moon
2020
Editor
movieWomb
2017
Editor
moviePassing
2017
Editor
movieThe Green Ray
2017
Editor
movieHinterlands
2016
Editor
movieCloser
2016
Editor
movieHunter
2015
Editor
movieShadows
2015
Editor
movieEvenfall
2015
Editor
movieHours
2015
Editor
movieIlle Lacrimas
2014
Editor
moviePolytechnique
2014
Editor
movieNightwalk
2013
Editor
movieIrresolute
2013
Editor
movieRetirement
2013
Editor
movieThe Emerald Fire
Editor
Writing20
movieWomb
2017
Idea
moviePassing
2017
Idea
movieSleep Has Her House
2017
Idea, Writer
movieCloser
2016
Writer, Idea
movieHunter
2015
Idea
movieShadows
2015
Idea
movieIlle Lacrimas
2014
Writer, Idea
movieThe Emerald Fire
Idea, Writer
movieThe Sea Behind Her Head
Writer, Idea
Production19
movieSilent Friend
2026
Production Assistant, Production Consultant
movieWomb
2017
Producer
moviePassing
2017
Producer
movieThe Green Ray
2017
Producer
movieSleep Has Her House
2017
Producer
movieHinterlands
2016
Producer
movieCloser
2016
Producer
movieHunter
2015
Producer
movieHours
2015
Producer
moviePolytechnique
2014
Producer
movieNightwalk
2013
Producer
movieIrresolute
2013
Producer
movieRetirement
2013
Producer
movieThe Emerald Fire
Producer
movieThe Sea Behind Her Head
Producer, Researcher
Sound16
movieHalf Moon
2020
Sound, Music, Sound Designer
movieWomb
2017
Sound Designer, Music, Sound
movieThe Green Ray
2017
Sound Designer, Sound
movieSleep Has Her House
2017
Sound, Music, Sound Designer
movieHinterlands
2016
Sound Designer, Sound, Music
movieCloser
2016
Sound, Sound Designer
movieBlue Permanence / Swan Blood
2015
Sound, Music, Sound Designer
movieHunter
2015
Sound Designer, Sound, Music
movieThe Sadness of the Trees
2015
Music, Sound, Sound Designer
movieShadows
2015
Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Sound mixer
movieIlle Lacrimas
2014
Sound Designer
movieNightwalk
2013
Sound Designer, Sound
movieIrresolute
2013
Sound, Sound Designer, Music
movieRetirement
2013
Sound, Sound Designer
movieThe Sea Behind Her Head
Sound, Sound Designer, Music
Visual Effects16
movieA Ladder
2025
Compositing Artist
movieHalf Moon
2020
Compositing Artist
movieWomb
2017
Compositing Artist
movieThe Green Ray
2017
Compositing Artist
movieSleep Has Her House
2017
Compositing Artist
movieHinterlands
2016
Compositing Artist
movieCloser
2016
Compositing Artist
movieHunter
2015
Compositing Artist
movieThe Sadness of the Trees
2015
Compositing Artist
movieIlle Lacrimas
2014
Compositing Artist
moviePolytechnique
2014
Compositing Artist
movieNightwalk
2013
Compositing Artist
movieIrresolute
2013
Compositing Artist
movieRetirement
2013
Compositing Artist
movieThe Emerald Fire
Compositing Artist
movieThe Sea Behind Her Head
Compositing Artist
Art7
movieA Ladder
2025
Art Direction
movieHalf Moon
2020
Art Direction, Painter
movieWomb
2017
Art Direction
movieThe Green Ray
2017
Art Direction
movieSleep Has Her House
2017
Art Direction, Painter
movieCloser
2016
Art Direction
movieThe Sea Behind Her Head
Art Direction, Painter