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Sleep Has Her House

(2017)

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.
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
Technical Information
90 minutes
1.32:1 aspect ratio
2K resolution
5.1 surround sound

Shot on iPhone 6 Plus
Edited with Final Cut Pro X

Digitally remastered in 2020
Trailer
Vimeo


Within Without Horizon, Directed by Scott Barley – unreleased The Flesh, Directed by Scott Barley – unreleased The Sea Behind Her Head, Directed by Scott Barley – unreleased To the Moon (2020), Scott Barley, Tadhg O'Sullivan Wind (2019), Directed by Scott Barley Eviscerations (2017), Directed by Scott Barley Womb (2017), Directed by Scott Barley Midnight (2017), Directed by Scott Barley – unreleased Passing (2013–2017), Directed by Scott Barley Mouths in the Grass (2016–2017), Directed by Scott Barley – unreleased The Green Ray (2017), Directed by Scott Barley Sleep Has Her House (2017), Directed by Scott Barley Fugue (2017), Scott Barley – unreleased Painting (I) (2016), Directed by Scott Barley – unreleased Hinterlands (2016), Directed by Scott Barley Closer (2016), Directed by Scott Barley Blue Permanence/Swan Blood (2015), Directed by Scott Barley Hunter (2015), Directed by Scott Barley Too Young to Die (2014–2015), Scott Barley – unreleased The Sadness of the Trees (2015), Directed by Scott Barley, Mikel Guillen Death is a Photograph (2013–2015), Directed by Scott Barley – unreleased Shadows (2015), Directed by Scott Barley Evenfall (2015), Directed by Scott Barley Hours (2015), Directed by Scott Barley Polytechnique (2014), Directed by Scott Barley, Easychord Ille Lacrimas (2014), Directed by Scott Barley Nightwalk (2013), Directed by Scott Barley Irresolute (2013), Directed by Scott Barley Retirement (2013), Directed by Scott Barley Glass Truth (2012–2013), Directed by Scott Barley The Ethereal Melancholy of Seeing Horses in the Cold (2012), Directed by Scott Barley Untitled (2011-2012) installation, Directed by Scott Barley


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