Bernadine Mellis makes films that range from experimental fiction to non-fiction. In addition to The Forest for the Trees, Bernadine directed The Odyssey, a collaborative adaptation of Homer’s 24-chapter epic, made up of 24 shorts by 24 mostly queer, trans, and women filmmakers. Currently, Bernadine is working on two projects: an archive of stories of children of the New Left and a documentary about home funerals, body composting, and green burial. She teaches film & video production at Mount Holyoke College.