Underplayed Gems

Sleep Has Her House (2017)

Sleep Has Her House poster
Directed by
Scott Barley
Genre
drama film, horror film, mystery film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An experimental film with no actors or dialogue. It uses long takes, still photos, and hand-drawn images to create a meditative and dark atmosphere.

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What happens

Sleep Has Her House is a 2017 British experimental film written, directed, produced, scored, and edited by Scott Barley. It features no actors or dialogue. The film is considered part of the slow cinema movement due to its use of long takes, the longest of which is an 11-minute shot of the sun setting. It was shot on an iPhone 6, continuing Barley's trend of filming with camera phones. It also features still photography and hand-drawn images by Barley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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