The Hermit of Treig

• Directed by Lizzie MacGuire
• Starring Ken Smith
• 79mins | 2022 |

Revisiting one of our favourite documentaries of recent years. Join us for a Green Screen Presents screening of THE HERMIT OF TREIG!*

(Documentary)

A meticulous diarist and avid photographer, Ken Smith has spent the past four decades in the Scottish Highlands, living alone in a log cabin nestled near Loch Treig, known as 'the lonely loch'. He has no electricity or running water. He lives off the land, fishing for his supper, chopping wood, and even brewing his own tipple. Filmed over 10 years, director Lizzie Mackenzie poetically captures Ken's profound, spiritual relationship with the wilderness: "If you love the land, it loves you back". Now in his 70s, Ken reflects upon the reasons he turned his back on society, the vulnerability of old age and the awe and wonder of a life lived in nature in this humorous, transcendent and life affirming feature documentary.

Winner of the Audience Award at Glasgow Film Festival '22

*Stick around after the film for a social discussion about the film and the themes raised.