THE HERMIT OF TREIG - BAFTA Documentary Award Winner

PART OF THE STAGE AND SCREEN FILM FESTIVAL - ALSO SCREENING IN ULVERSTONE

An extraordinary true story of solitude, resilience, and the wild beauty of the Scottish Highlands.

For over 40 years, Ken Smith has lived alone in a handmade log cabin beside Scotland’s remote Loch Treig — no running water, no electricity, no phone. Just nature, silence, and the rhythm of a life lived on his own terms.

But when filmmaker Lizzie MacKenzie forms an unexpected friendship with Ken, his remarkable world opens up. What follows is a deeply moving and gently humorous portrait of a man who chose isolation — and the human connection that found him anyway.

Winner of Best Single Documentary at the 2022 BAFTA Scotland Awards, The Hermit of Treig is a tender, meditative film about self-reliance, ageing, and what it means to live a meaningful life — even if that life is far from ordinary.