The Hermit of Treig explained

The Hermit of Treig
Director:	Lizzie MacKenzie
Producer:	Naomi Spiro Lizzie MacKenzie
Starring:	Ken Smith
Music:	Cameron McLellan Mischa Stevens
Cinematography:	Lizzie MacKenzie
Editing:	Kieran Gosney Ling Lee
Studio:	Aruna Productions www.arunaproductions.com
Distributor:	Cosmic Cat (UK)
Runtime:	79 minutes
Country:	Scotland
Language:	English

The Hermit of Treig is a Scottish documentary film, directed by Lizzie MacKenzie and produced by Naomi Spiro.^[1] The film is a portrait of Ken Smith, an elderly man who has spent 40 years living in relative isolation in a cabin on the shores of Loch Treig in the Scottish Highlands.^[2]

The film premiered on 5 March 2022 at the Glasgow Film Festival,^[3] with Smith in attendance as his first time visiting Glasgow in decades.^[4] It was released commercially on 25 March.^[2]

Awards

It won the audience award at the Glasgow Film Festival^[5] and the Audience Award for most popular film in the Spectrum program at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival.^[6]

It won the award for Best Single Documentary at the 2022 British Academy Scotland Awards.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Phuong Le, "The Hermit of Treig review – a tender portrayal of a gentle Highlands recluse". The Guardian, 21 March 2022.
2. Wendy Ide, "The Hermit of Treig – splendid isolation in the wilds of Scotland". The Guardian, 27 March 2022.
3. Ian Marland, "Hermit of Treig is given a hero’s welcome for Glasgow premiere". The Times of London, 7 March 2022.
4. Josh Carmichael, "Hermit of Treig: Ken Smith ventures to Glasgow for first time in 40 years". The Herald, 6 March 2022.
5. Mona Tabbara, "‘The Hermit Of Treig’ scoops audience award at Glasgow Film Festival". Screen Daily, 14 March 2022.
6. Angelica Babiera, "VIFF announces nine audience award winners". Playback, 19 October 2022.
7. Web site: Winners of the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2022 Announced . www.bafta.org . 12 October 2023 . en . 20 November 2022.