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Film Description

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Scott Barley's Sleep Has Her House is a transcendent work of experimental and contemplative cinema—a hypnotic, wordless meditation on darkness and nature.

Shot entirely on iPhone, the film unfolds through long static takes that blur the boundaries between live action, still photography, and hand-drawn images, creating a contemplative, deeply sensorial experience.


eBook (optional purchase with Digital Site License + Book)

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Sleep Has Her House (Second Edition)
77 pages

<sup>Book Contents:

Scott Barley In The Kingdom of Noumena
Foreword by Nicole Brenez

On Darkness
by Scott Barley

Revolutions of the Digital: Sleep Has Her House
by James Slaymaker

Darkling Vigil
by Maximilian Le Cain

Painting with Numbers: The Fine Art of Digital Chronophotography
by Greg Hainge

The Earth Died Screaming: Reflections on Sleep Has Her House
by Daniel & Clara

The World Without Us / The World With Us
by Graiwoot Chulphongsathorn

Feel–thinking Sleep Has Her House
by Kevin John Bozelka

A Horizon, Under Nightfall  
by Scott Barley</sup>


Awards & Recognition

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• Winner, Best Film (Jury Award), Fronteira International Documentary & Experimental Film Festival

• Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time Poll, 2022


Press

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“The single most momentous hour and a half in the dark this year, a tenebrous landscape film shapeshifting between reality and nightmare, cinema and dream.” — Tom Charity, Sight & Sound

“Barley invites us to see the world—and the cinematic image—anew.” — James Slaymaker, MUBI Notebook

“Barley has more in common with Caspar David Friedrich than any contemporary avant-gardist, finding the terrible sublime through grand footage shot on nothing less than an iPhone.” — Josh Cabrita, The Georgia Straight

“Scott Barley is one of the most gifted visual poets of his generation.” — Dr Nicole Brenez

“Tthe Anselm Kiefer of cinema.” — Tue Steen Müller, Filmkommentar

Education FAQs

Who Can Purchase

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Universities, colleges, schools, libraries, and other educational institutions. Institutional purchase orders are accepted.


Digital Site Licenses

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A Digital Site License (DSL) allows your institution to host and stream the film to faculty and students on a secure, password or IP-protected system. Films are delivered as high-quality 2K MP4 files with 5.1 surround sound. After purchase, you'll receive an email with download links.


Public Performance Rights

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All educational licenses include Public Performance Rights, allowing your institution to screen the film on its premises to groups of up to 50 people where no admission is charged.


Territory

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All licenses are valid worldwide for the purchasing institution’s enrolled students and faculty.


3-Year License

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A 3-year license grants access for three years from the date of purchase. 


Sleep Has Her House Essays Book

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The essays book accompanying Sleep Has Her House is available as part of a bundle license. This is a digital PDF (second edition).

The book includes a foreword by Dr Nicole Brenez, essays by Dr James Slaymaker, Maximilian Le Cain, Dr Greg Hainge, Daniel & Clara, Dr Graiwoot Chulphongsathorn, and Dr Kevin John Bozelka, alongside writings by Scott Barley.


K-12, Public Libraries and Non-Profits

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Special reduced pricing is available to these groups. Please email info@scottbarley.com for more information.


Other Screenings

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For theatrical screenings, festivals, retrospectives, community events, or any screening with audiences larger than 50, a DCP (Digital Cinema Package) is available. Please contact info@scottbarley.com for more information.


Payment & Delivery

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We accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, and PayPal.

All licenses are delivered digitally—you'll receive your download link immediately, along with a confirmation email.