The True Story Behind the Ruby Slippers

Behind The Shoes is the extraordinary true story of Kent Warner, a Hollywood costume designer and collector whose life became forever intertwined with one of the most iconic pieces of film history: Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz (1939).

In 1970, during an MGM auction of studio memorabilia, Warner discovered a pair of the famous ruby slippers, helping bring renewed attention to the treasures of Hollywood’s past. His passion for preserving costumes and artifacts reflected a deep love for the history of cinema, but his connection to the slippers would become something far more complicated.

The Shoes explores the line between preservation and possession, asking what happens when the desire to save a piece of history becomes an obsession—and who ultimately gets to decide what is worth remembering.

Every obsession has a price.