Spikes is about stripping performative role of gender to reveal the vulnerable side of the woman using sensitive themes such as beauty, sexuality, birth/menstruation, and sexual abuse – the many darker, taboo topics that women do not always have the courage to speak about, yet make up a significant part of their experiences. In contrast with the dazzle mainstream media places on women, this short aims to expose and confront what isn’t always talked about – the reasons why we take precautions and reservations, and the quiet struggles of tiptoeing across society’s drawn lines.