The Hermit of Treig | |
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Directed by | Lizzie MacKenzie |
Produced by | Naomi Spiro Lizzie MacKenzie |
Starring | Ken Smith |
Cinematography | Lizzie MacKenzie |
Edited by | Kieran Gosney Ling Lee |
Music by | Cameron McLellan Mischa Stevens |
Production companies | Aruna Productions www.arunaproductions.com |
Distributed by | Cosmic Cat (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 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]