film

The Hermit of Treig

2022

Completed

BFI Doc Society Fund

Director

Lizzie MacKenzie

Producer

Naomi Spiro

Executive Producer

Robbie Fraser

 

Production support

 

Film Details

Format: Feature length film

 

Doc Society Involvement

Docsoc helped with Production

 

What causes a person to step away from society and lead a life of isolation, far from the modern world? This is a tender and intimate film set in the Scottish Highlands, where a spirited elderly hermit reevaluates his life after 40 years of solitude. The film tracks the growing friendship between aging protagonist and young female director, as he tackles ill health and a declining memory, and questions whether he can live out his last years in the wilderness he calls home.