About
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
Five Years, Four Months2026 · Special Effects
Silent Friend2026 · Production Assistant, Production Consultant, Thanks
The Occupant of the Room2025 · Special Effects
A Ladder2025 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Art Direction, Camera Operator, Compositing Artist, Idea
Half Moon2020 · Music, Editor, Director, Cinematography, Sound, Director of Photography, Art Direction, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator, Sound Designer, Painter
To the Moon2020 · Director of Photography
Wind2019 · Director
Womb2017 · Sound Designer, Music, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Cinematography, Art Direction, Producer, Compositing Artist, Special Effects, Idea
Painting (I)2017 · Director, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Producer, Editor, Idea, Camera Operator
Passing2017 · Director, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Editor, Producer, Idea
The Green Ray2017 · Sound Designer, Director, Cinematography, Editor, Compositing Artist, Art Direction, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Idea
Sleep Has Her House2017 · Director, Producer, Editor, Sound, Director of Photography, Idea, Cinematography, Music, Compositing Artist, Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Art Direction, Painter, Special Effects, Writer
Hinterlands2016 · Director, Editor, Cinematography, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Producer, Music, Idea, Special Effects, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator
Closer2016 · Producer, Cinematography, Director, Editor, Writer, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator, Sound, Sound Designer, Art Direction, Poem, Idea, Director of Photography
Blue Permanence / Swan Blood2015 · Cinematography, Director, Editor, Sound, Producer, Music, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Hunter2015 · Editor, Director, Director of Photography, Sound Designer, Idea, Cinematography, Producer, Music, Compositing Artist, Camera Operator
The Sadness of the Trees2015 · Director, Music, Sound, Sound Designer, Editor, Producer, Cinematography, Compositing Artist, Idea, Director of Photography
Shadows2015 · Editor, Director of Photography, Script, Sound mixer, Cinematography, Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Idea
Evenfall2015 · Director, Director of Photography, Idea, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Editor
Hours2015 · Director, Editor, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Producer