The Hermit of Treig

2022 Scottish film
  • 5 March 2022 (2022-03-05) (Glasgow)
Running time
79 minutesCountryScotlandLanguageEnglish

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]

References

  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.
  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. ^ "Winners of the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2022 Announced". www.bafta.org. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

External links

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