Johanna Kern


Johanna Kern is a Polish–Canadian film producer, screenwriter, director, author, entrepreneur, and researcher. She wrote, directed, and produced the fantasy feature film Shadowland: The Legend.
Kern has published articles in film and media journals, including *Kinema*, on topics such as film economics.
She also authored work on theoretical models involving frequency-based frameworks, presenting her synthesis in *The Theory of All: The Physics and Mathematics of Frequencies*.

Early life, education and beginning of artistic career

Johanna Kern was born in Poland, where she studied Fine Arts at the Visual Arts College, Kielce. She then studied drama as an actor/apprentice in theatre, also in Kielce. She became a professional actress, and after moving to Toronto, Canada, continued acting on stage and screen. The first screen credit she earned in Canadian film was for a principal role of Mrs. Yarulewski in "Sam & Me", a feature by Deepa Mehta. At the same time, Kern also ran "SMYK" theatre company in Toronto, focusing its repertoire on young audiences, and worked as a radio Host/Producer at "Breakfast Radio Zet", a show targeting Polish-Canadian audiences in the Toronto area. Later, she continued her education at Ryerson Polytechnic University, and graduated with an honors B.A. degree in Applied Arts/Film Studies.
Kern was also the founder of "Kid Stage", an acting school for children, teenagers and young adults, operating in Mississauga, Ontario. She taught acting to over 100 children each semester, and produced stage musicals with a large cast of over 200 child actors and dancers, including "Kid Stage" students.
In 2002, Kern decided to use one of her stage plays, "Frank, Big Baba and Forty Thieves" as the basis for her fantasy / family feature film. While "Frank, Big Baba and Forty Thieves" was a stage musical, filled with dancers playing "Robbers", the film version of the story was structured around fantasy creatures called "Shadows", played by dozens of highly skilled martial artists.

Career

Johanna Kern is a filmmaker involved in producing, writing and directing.Early in her career, she was a professional actress in Europe, and in 1989 moved to Toronto, Canada, to pursue her career in film and television.
Kern has made a number of dramatic short films including the critically acclaimed short "Cherries for Brian". Her other short films include "All About Men", "All About Women", "Toronto: Second Society" and "The Portrait of a Man"
Aside from the short films she made in the 1990s, she also produced, wrote and directed "Shadowland: The Legend", a fantasy / family feature film. The film was picked up for Canadian distribution by Entertainment One and was first released across Canada on 4 September 2012, as VOD on several TV cable outlets, as well as on Telus, iTunes and Google Play.
Kern has also written several feature screenplays and worked as a producer/director on a number of television commercials and music videos.
She was the founder and executive director of "Fantasy Worldwide Film Festival". The festival had a widespread media coverage from many popular television, radio and newspaper outlets, and focused on projects in the genres of World Mythology, Mysticism, Magical Realism, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Legend & Archetype.
Johanna Kern holds an Honors Bachelor of Applied Arts/Film from Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Canada, and previously studied drama and fine arts in Europe.

Other professional work

In January 2013, Johanna Kern and her husband Patrick Kern established the non-profit organization Humans of Planet Earth Assn. to support people through workshops, seminars, events, conferences, classes, art, video and film projects, festivals, exhibitions, fairs, and shows.
In January 2016, Johanna Kern started her weekly radio show "The Life You Want Is Yours – with Johanna Kern" on British Islanders Radio, dedicated to helping people make progress in their lives.

Other writings and book awards

ARTICLES IN INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINES:
In 1999–2000 Johanna Kern wrote for Kinema: a journal for film and audiovisual media.
Since the beginning of 2019, Johanna Kern has cooperated with several American, Australian, and European magazines, regularly writing articles on personal development, life improvement, and spirituality.
SONGS:
Johanna Kern co-wrote the song "Shadowland: The Legend" with European composer Romuald Lipko.
BOOKS:
In 2013, Johanna Kern's autobiographical book, focused on spiritual and personal growth, titled Master and The Green-Eyed Hope, was published by Humans of Planet Earth Assn.. Her next book, 365 Affirmations to Create a Great Life, was published shortly after, followed by Shadowland: The Legend – a novel for young adults based on her feature film. Her next book, Master Teachings of HOPE, was published in 2017, followed by Secrets of Love for Everyone in 2018, and The Birth of a Soul in 2021.

The Theory of All: The Physics and Mathematics of Frequencies

The Theory of All: The Physics and Mathematics of Frequencies is a 2025 non-fiction work proposing a unified framework based on frequency interaction. The book examines relationships between matter, energy, and awareness through vibrational patterns, presenting mathematical structures intended to describe formation and transformation in physical and non-physical systems.
The work outlines three primary frequency domains—Matter, the Emboss Field, and the Protoboss Field—and introduces a system of “Seven Powers,” described as fundamental energetic codes within a vibrational architecture. The book includes a foreword by psychologist and researcher Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., who notes the framework’s potential relevance for empirical investigation.

Book awards

The Birth of a Soul – runner-up at the 2021 San Francisco Book Festival.
The Birth of a Soul – Honorable Mention at the 2021 New York Book Festival.
Secrets of Love for Everyone – Honorable Mention at the 2018 Los Angeles Book Festival.
365 Affirmations to Create a Great Life – Honorable Mention at the 2018 Los Angeles Book Festival.
Master and The Green-Eyed Hope – Honorable Mention at the 2013 San Francisco Book Festival.
Shadowland: The Legend – runner-up at the 2013 San Francisco Book Festival.
Master and The Green-Eyed Hope – Honorable Mention at the 2013 New York Book Festival.
Shadowland: The Legend – Honorable Mention at the 2013 New York Book Festival.

Filmography

  • 2012 "Shadowland: The Legend"
  • 1997 "Cherries for Brian"
  • 1997 "All About Men"
  • 1996 "All About Women"
  • 1995 "Toronto: Second Society"
  • 1994 "Portrait of a Man"
  • 1991 "Kot w Butach"