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

Silent Friend
2026
Sleep Has Her House
2017
The Occupant of the Room
2025
Wind
2019
Five Years, Four Months
2026
The Sea Behind Her Head
To the Moon
2020
Closer
2016
Half Moon
2020
A Ladder
2025
Shadows
2015
Hunter
2015

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
4
Directing
26
Writing
25
Producing
21
Camera
47
Editing
23
Sound
40
Art
10
Visual Effects
16
Crew
31
2015
Hours
as Himself
2015
Hunter
as Himself
2015
The Sadness of the Trees
as Himself
2013
Irresolute
as Himself