MAGDA

JOHN ERIC STEINER is a filmmaker, visual artist, songwriter and performer. Currently, he works as an Assistant Editor at HULU in Los Angeles. Prior to moving across the country, he was a Technical Instructor teaching Filmmaking at MIT in their Art, Culture and Technology program. In 2021, John had a solo gallery exhibition Future Memories at The Erie Art Museum in Erie, PA. The successful show was extended for a total run of five months and featured his abstract multi-media art and video work. As a musician, John has toured internationally and has a long list of publishing credits. His songs have been used in feature films and on many radio and TV networks including MTV, NPR, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, The CW, and Showtime. He received his first degree in Graphic Design followed by his BFA from the Studio for Interrelated Media at Massart, where he focused on experimental sound and video work. He received his MFA in Visual Art from Lesley University. He has studied writing and directing at UCLA Extension.

KASIA PILEWICZ is a bilingual, first-generation American actress and filmmaker. Acting credits include: recurring on CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful, lead in Showtime/Apple TV+ feature Immanence opposite Michael Beach; feature films Alaska (Shortlist Cannes’ Break- ing Through the Lens), Pan American, The Plantation Tour; recurring on Canadian TV Series The Taylor Files. She starred in, co-wrote, and produced the short film“Normal” (Finalist New York International Women Festival, Chicago Indie Film Awards, Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival). A classically-trained actress, Kasia has multiple wins/nominations (including Broadway World Awards) from her stage work. She is known worldwide as a finalist & fan favorite on Cycle 16 of The CW’s America’s Next Top Model, where she also won accolades for the best acting performance in the history of the series. Kasia has modeled internationally for numerous top clients including V Magazine, V Man, Glamour and Vivienne Westwood. She was a finalist in the annual ABC Diversity Showcase for co-writing an original comedy. Kasia studied directing with Kate Rees Davies of New Hollywood Collective and UCLA. She has a BA w/Honors in Journalism from DePaul University, & a minor in Studio Art/Photography.

“Magda” is the first film produced under Moon Unit Productions, the production company John Eric Steiner and Kasia Pilewicz started in 2022.