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BIG THANK YOU - to my book editor, BVDH, for his ongoing wisdom, and for helping me to bring this work to its current form.

SHORT BIO: Johanna Kern - writer, director and producer - first began her career as a professional actress in Europe, and then moved to Toronto to pursue a career in film and television. She has since enjoyed success working as a producer, writer and director. She is recognized for her unique directing style and her vision that captivates broad audiences and draws exceptional professionals to her productions.

Recently, Kern has completed her feature film Shadowland, The Legend, a fantasy/mystery/adventure -- the first film in a series of four, and based on a play she wrote/directed for the stage several years ago.
 
Over the years, Kern has made a number of dramatic short films including the critically acclaimed short Cherries for Brian (1997 Palm Springs International Film Festival-USA, Raindance International Film Festival-UK, Figueira da Foz International Film Festival-Portugal). Her other short films include All About Men (1996 Raindance International Film Festival – UK, Cinewomen /Norwich International Film Festival - UK), All About Women (1996), Toronto: Second Society (1995) and The Portrait of a Man (1994).
 
Kern has also written seven feature film screenplays and worked as a producer/director on a number of television commercials and music videos. Additionally, she has produced, written and directed two musicals for the stage (with large casts of more than 300 actors), and founded an acting school for young performers -- Kid Stage -- based in Mississauga. She was also the founder and executive director of Fantasy Worldwide Film Festival.
 
Kern holds an honors degree in Applied Arts/Film from Ryerson University and previously studied theatre and fine arts in Europe.

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ABOUT "MASTER AND THE GREEN-EYED HOPE":

I am an ordinary person. I am a filmmaker, very happy and fulfilled with my profession, and not seeking to become something else. And yet, for whatever reason, I started to regularly fall into trances where I met a teacher who totally turned upside down everything I used to believe in. He gave me an entirely fresh, new look at all that we hold as sacred: ourselves, our origins and purpose.

This book is based on my personal journal and recollection of the teachings, as given to me over the years, during my trances. The people and events are real, and so is my experience.
 
The story reveals my adventure, how it affected my personal and professional life, how I have applied in reality what I learned in trance. The trance lessons were full of fun „scenes“, set in an ancient Temple. I had to live through them in order to „experience“ the knowledge, and then try it out in everyday life.

Please note that I am not a motivational speaker or a spiritual teacher of any kind, nor am I trying to create a new dogma or theory. I am also not claiming to be a psychic of any sort. I have only shared my story with a handful of my closest friends thus far. They have helped me to accept what has happened to me, and are constantly pushing me to share it with a larger audience.
 
Yes, of course I questioned my sanity. Wouldn’t you?  But I finally understood the enormous value of what I have learned. And that is more important than anything else.   
 

My bona fides can be found at: www.shadowlandthelegend.com and www.imdb.com.

I have been writing scripts for many years and have been involved in promotion/marketing of my own films, as well as the promotion/marketing of a fantasy/science fiction film festival, which I ran for several years.

I am attaching for your perusal the first three chapters of the manuscript (divided into sections on this site).

The manuscript has been completed (126817 words), and it has been compared thus far (by some readers and writers) to such works as the books of Castaneda ("The Teachings of Don Juan"), Rider Haggard novels ("She", "Allan and the Ice Gods"), and to the “Course in Miracles.

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EMAIL: afterrainfilms (at) gmail (dot) com

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