Driven by curiosity about how and why kissing began as an expression of love, The Origin of Kiss, explores the darker sides of humanity, based on the premise that its origin is far from a beautiful story. The film channels powerful emotions of cruelty and pain through the subject of “the kiss,” utilizing symbolic monsters that reflect a harsh social dynamic: women as the socially vulnerable and men who oppress them using power and status. Through cruel direction and the painful situations the vulnerable face, the narrative paradoxically and persuasively uncovers the shocking, brutal reason why kissing first emerged in human history.