The Hermit of Treig

The Hermit of Treig is a Scottish documentary film, directed by Lizzie MacKenzie and produced by Naomi Spiro. 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.
The film premiered on 5 March 2022 at the Glasgow Film Festival, with Smith in attendance as his first time visiting Glasgow in decades. It was released commercially on 25 March.

Awards

It won the Grand Prize at Kendal Mountain Festival 2022.
It won the audience award at the Glasgow Film Festival and the Audience Award for most popular film in the Spectrum program at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival.
It won the award for Best Single Documentary at the 2022 British Academy Scotland Awards.