Sleep Has Her House
Original Version: 2017 / Revised Version: 2023Producer / Director / Camera / Image / Sound / Editor
Scott Barley
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Synopsis
The shadows of screams climb beyond the hills.
It has happened before. But this will be the last time.
The last few sense it, withdrawing deep into the forest.
They cry out into the black, as the shadows pass away, into the ground.
Through long static takes, the film develops a contemplative, hypnotic experience, akin to paintings that move, mixing live action, still photography, and hand-drawn images.
The film is dedicated to the late French filmmaker and friend, Philippe Cote, who passed way in 2016. The revised edition is also dedicated to American filmmaker, mentor, and friend, Phil Solomon.
Awards & Nominations
Best Film (Jury award) Fronteira International Documentary & Experimental Film Festival
The Village Voice 2017 Film Poll (Best film, Best first feature, and Best director)
Sight & Sound 2017 Film Poll
Sight & Sound 2018 Film Poll
Sight & Sound 2018 Essay Film Poll
Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time 2022 Poll
Stills
Contact ︎
Available for commissions, lectures, masterclasses,
private tutoring and consultation services worldwide.
© Scott Barley 2024. Sole copyright holder of all work featured herein (2010—present). All rights reserved.
Available for commissions, lectures, masterclasses,
private tutoring and consultation services worldwide.
© Scott Barley 2024. Sole copyright holder of all work featured herein (2010—present). All rights reserved.
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In Production
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The Flesh
The Sea Behind Her Head
Released
2025
A Ladder
2023
Sleep Has Her House (Remaster)
2020
Half Moon
2019
Wind
2017
Womb
Passing
The Green Ray
Sleep Has Her House
2016
Hinterlands
Closer
2015
Blue Permanence/Swan Blood
Hunter
The Sadness of the Trees
Shadows
Evenfall
Hours
2014
Polytechnique
Ille Lacrimas
2013
Nightwalk
Irresolute
Retirement
GLASS | TRUTH
2012
The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold
Untitled
Unreleased
2017
Eviscerations
Midnight
Starless / Mouths in the Grass / Lustre to Void
Fugue
Painting (I)
2015
Death is a Photograph
Too Young to Die
The Emerald Fire
Within Without Horizon
The Flesh
The Sea Behind Her Head
Released
2025
A Ladder
2023
Sleep Has Her House (Remaster)
2020
Half Moon
2019
Wind
2017
Womb
Passing
The Green Ray
Sleep Has Her House
2016
Hinterlands
Closer
2015
Blue Permanence/Swan Blood
Hunter
The Sadness of the Trees
Shadows
Evenfall
Hours
2014
Polytechnique
Ille Lacrimas
2013
Nightwalk
Irresolute
Retirement
GLASS | TRUTH
2012
The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold
Untitled
Unreleased
2017
Eviscerations
Midnight
Starless / Mouths in the Grass / Lustre to Void
Fugue
Painting (I)
2015
Death is a Photograph
Too Young to Die
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