Ken Smith has spent the past four decades living in a log cabin nestled near Loch Treig, known as 'the lonely loch', not too far from Fort William. He has no electricity or running water. He lives off the land, fishing for his supper, chopping wood, and even brewing his own tipple.
Director Lizzie MacKenzie has known Ken since 2012 and filmed him through changing seasons and challenging health problems. Her warm, captivating documentary, now presented in a feature-length version, fondly celebrates a man in the wilderness and records the friendship that has grown between them.
Winner of the Glasgow Film Festival Audience Award 2022.
Director: Lizzie MacKenzie
Country: Scotland
Year of Production 2021
Cert: PG
We are delighted to present an online Q&A with Lizzie MacKenzie, the Director of The Hermit of Trieg, after the screening.
Watch The Hermit of Treig trailer.