When the news broke that a man had been hiding in the woods of Maine for 27 years, it turned into a media sensation. Overnight, the identity of the legendary 'North Pond Hermit' was disclosed and he became the talk of the town.
"The Hermit" is a good-humored documentary ultimately about the extensive impact made by someone who spent a lifetime trying to erase any hint of his own existence.
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DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY :Lena Friedrich
CO PRODUCERS : Laura Snow and Aitor Mendilibar
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY : Laura Snow
SOUND RECORDIST : Aitor Mendilibar
EDITED BY : Lena Friedrich
CONSULTING EDITOR :Bob Eisenhardt
STORY CONSULTANTS : Immy Humes & James Lecesne
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER : Aitor Mendilibar
ORIGINAL SCORE: Fatrin Krajka & Gary Lucas (the legenary guitar player who composed Jeff Buckley’s Grace)
SONGS : Minnehonk Blues by Stan Keach and Dan Simons
Banjo In Hallowellfor by Stan Keach and Dan Simons
The North Pond Hermit by Troy R. Bennet
MUSIC SUPERVISER : Benoit Munoz