humanity’s untold origins
what if the very thing dismissed as decline was actually EVOLUTION’S greatest breakthrough?
Wise Women – Humanity’s Untold Origins is a feature documentary that reclaims the power of post-reproductive women and rewrites the story of human survival.
Led by Margaret Cho and grounded in the Wise Women Hypothesis, the film explores how the emergence of long-living wise women transformed everything — from fire, food, and family to the rise of civilization itself.
Blending science, myth, history, and humor, this documentary reveals that what we call menopause is not a medical failure, but an adaptive feature that gave women wisdom, authority, and leadership at the very heart of humanity’s survival.
“This film made me rethink everything I knew about aging. It’s not just a documentary—it’s a cultural reckoning.”
— Early Viewer, Test Screening NYC