Eating is a Very Tender Thing
Styled to resemble a wedding video of sorts, ‘Eating is a Very Tender Thing’ is a project in which I recorded a handful of people eating meals they love, the way that they love to eat them. During production, I wanted to create an atmosphere of trust with the participants, in which they could eat as they do when they are all alone, eating out of pure joy. The score was composed by the incredible "Stomach with Hands" (Keegan Gomm, Jack Lytle, Kirubel Kasaye), who performed the score live at the TIFF: Next Wave Film Festival. This video is a labor of love, and I'm so glad to have created this time capsule which includes so many people who I care so much about.
Micaela (Mick) Robertson is a writer, actor, and director living in Toronto. Her writing credits include ‘The Rhythm Method’ (Toronto Fringe, 2021) and ‘Lone Island Lovers’ (UofT Drama Fest), both of which have garnered several awards. Her acting credits include ‘Concord Floral’ (Canadian Stage), ‘Spice it Up’ (C&Y Productions), which premiered in Toronto at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in August 2019, and ‘I am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain’, by Sofia Banzhaf, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was named one of TIFF’s top 10 Canadian short films of 2019. Most recently, Mick directed the short film ‘Eating is a Very Tender Thing’, which was commissioned by the 2020 TIFF: Next Wave Film Festival. Mick is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto, where she studied English Literature and Drama. Find her @ick.robertson.