Audrey Walters

A Note from the Writer & Producer

Menopause After Dark came from something deeply personal, but also incredibly universal. After almost 15 years as a SAG-AFTRA actor, I got tired of waiting for someone else to give me permission to do the work I wanted to do. The songs came first, in the middle of the night, when menopause had me wide awake anyway. I sang them to friends and family for months before we ever shot a frame.

What I have experienced, and what I see in so many women around me, is that we are often navigating this phase of life quietly — expected to push through, keep showing up for everyone else, and somehow hold it all together. At the same time, there is so much humor, energy, and life still inside of us. We are not fading. We are evolving.

I wanted to make that internal experience impossible to ignore. Loud, visual, musical, and unapologetic. The 90s hip-hop influence was the key that unlocked the film. Lauryn Hill, Queen Latifah, TLC. Women who took up space on their own terms. That felt exactly right for the women this story represents.

Menopause After Dark is not about fixing anything. It is about owning where we are, finding joy even in the hard moments, and reminding women that they are still powerful, vibrant, and fully alive.

— Audrey Walters