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: This piece compares Barley’s work to the landscape philosophies of John Ruskin, explaining how the film distills nature into a "visual and aural language of the apocalypse".

: The "climax" of the film involves a deafening storm sequence that uses sound and stroboscopic light to create a sensory "apocalypse". Sleep Has Her House

Scott Barley's 2017 experimental film has inspired several deep-dive blog posts and essays that focus on its "terrible sublime" nature and its production on an iPhone 6. Recommended Blog Posts & Essays : This piece compares Barley’s work to the

Interview: Scott Barley on Sleep Has Her House - floating world Recommended Blog Posts & Essays Interview: Scott Barley

: Roughly 90% of the film was shot using an iPhone 6 in the landscapes of Scotland and Wales.

: A fascinating exploration that reinterprets the film as "science fiction," viewing it as a portrait of an Earth undergoing a slow, persistent decay into permanent nightfall.

: Barley describes his intention as making the viewer feel "rendered small, meaningless and afraid" in the face of nature’s awe.