Stupid
Shoes

The Investigation

What's wrong with shoes? Well… quite a lot it turns out.

A filmmaker stumbles upon a video that leaves her with a simple question, which turns out to be a big one: what is modern footwear design actually doing to the human body? Stupid Shoes is an investigative documentary about foot health, 245 years of mostly ignored science, a global industry that hasn't really changed, and a healthcare system that has somehow missed a problem impacting millions of people around the planet.

The investigation begins.

Who it's for

This film is for everyone. I mean it.

Almost everyone has a body with feet, and most of them wear shoes. But not everyone's ready to question the shoes they love.

I get it. Everything's bad for you now. Seed oils. Your phone. Sitting down. Standing up. Sleeping wrong. Breathing wrong. It's a freaking minefield.

Now shoes?! Really?

Really.

So here's how to know this film probably isn't for you:

• If you've never kicked your shoes off with a sigh of relief.
• If you've never wondered why we work out every body part except the one we stand on all day.
• If you've never had a shoe cause blisters and been told that's just normal.
• If you've never wondered why the heck you feel “old” at 35.
• If you've never had to fight a 2-year-old having a tantrum about putting their shoes on. (They're right, for once.)
• If you've never looked at your mother's feet and prayed yours don't end up like that.
• If you've not yet been told it's “just genetics” and that surgery is the only option.
• If you've never had specialists look at your back, your hips or your knees, and not one of them question what you stand in.
• If you've never watched a parent or grandparent clinging to the stair rail, terrified of falling.
• If you've never seen a strong wide natural foot and wondered why yours looks so different. Almost like you're another species.

If none of that has ever crossed your mind, no rush. Take your time. You'll come back when you're ready.

Everyone else, I can't wait for you to see it.