The Hermit of Treig

The Hermit of Treig
Directed byLizzie MacKenzie
Produced byNaomi Spiro
Lizzie MacKenzie
StarringKen Smith
CinematographyLizzie MacKenzie
Edited byKieran Gosney
Ling Lee
Music byCameron McLellan
Mischa Stevens
Production
companies
Aruna Productions
www.arunaproductions.com
Distributed byCosmic Cat (UK)
Release date
  • 5 March 2022 (2022-03-05) (Glasgow)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryScotland
LanguageEnglish

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]

  1. ^ Phuong Le, "The Hermit of Treig review – a tender portrayal of a gentle Highlands recluse". The Guardian, 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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.