‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Remixes Cinderella With Nauseating Body Horror for a Biting Commentary on Beauty Standards — Sundance
She explains that her short films feature women dealing with body image issues. During the creative phase of one such film, an idea sprang to mind – a twist on the Brothers Grimm’s Cinderella tale. In this version, the character believes she fits the glass slipper, but upon closer inspection, finds it filled with blood. It turns out that she had severed her own toes in order to squeeze into the shoe.