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A spectral landscape where human traces have completely disappeared. Only animals under the cover of darkness quietly await the arrival of a mystic spirit diffusing over the forest basins. This feature-length cinematic nocturne is a nightmare, a romantic excursion into unbridled wilderness, and an apocalyptic vision in one.
Synopsis
A spectral landscape where human traces have completely disappeared. Only animals under the cover of darkness quietly await the arrival of a mystic spirit diffusing over the forest basins. This feature-length cinematic nocturne is a nightmare, a romantic excursion into unbridled wilderness, and an apocalyptic vision in one. It’s hard to imagine a more exciting and distinctive feature debut for English visual artist Scott Barley. Employing slowly passing images of dusky and seemingly deserted landscapes, Barley envelops nature in a cloak of impenetrable mystery, transcendental repose, and chilling expectation. The experience, both intoxicating and profound, relies on minimal formal resources, ingenious camerawork, gentle movements, and the compelling flow of time.
Hubert Poul
About the director

Scott Barley (b. 1992, UK). Selected filmography: The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold (2012), Polytechnique (2014), Ille Lacrimas (2014), Shadows (2015), The Sadness of the Trees (2015), Hunter (2015), The Green Ray (2017), Womb (2017)
Contacts
Ether Films
8 Oxford Close, Caerleon, NP18 3EE, Newport
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 771 375 8291
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, DCP
Section: | Imagina |
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Director: | Scott Barley |
Dir. of Photography: | Scott Barley |
Music: | Scott Barley |
Editor: | Scott Barley |
Art Director: | Scott Barley |
Producer: | Scott Barley |
Production: | Ether Films |
Contact: | Ether Films |
www: | www.scottbarleyfilm.com/Sleep-Has-Her-House |