Bernardita (Berni) Llanos is a feminist academic and documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on the representation of women in Latin American media and literature. She has published extensively on Latin American women writers and documentarians, contributing numerous articles and books to the field. Her second short documentary, The Spark in the Meadow, explores gender and power dynamics in Chile, while her first, The Tree of Life (El árbol de la vida, 2017), examines the experiences of Nicaraguan women and the story of Zoilamérica Murillo, the daughter of Rosario Murillo and Daniel Ortega. Llanos’ work critically engages with the intersections of gender, class, and race in Latin American society.