Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She curates the Video channel. More

Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg's work in media spans documentary television, advertising, and print. As a producer in the Viewer Created Content division of Al Gore's Current TV, she acquired and produced short documentaries by independent filmmakers around the world. Post-Current, she worked as a producer and strategist at Urgent Content, developing consumer-created and branded nonfiction campaigns for clients including Cisco, Ford, and GOOD Magazine. She studied filmmaking and digital media at Harvard University, where she was co-creator and editor in chief of H BOMB Magazine.

Fauna: A Bulldog's-Eye View of New York City

Fauna: A Bulldog's-Eye View of New York City

Meet Harry Grumbles, one of 600,000 dogs in the city More »

Good Life Advice From a 6-Year-Old Is Even Better When Taken Literally

Good Life Advice From a 6-Year-Old Is Even Better When Taken Literally

A playful short film brings the teachings of a little kid to life, making some profound points about fear, happiness, and pizza.  More »

The Joy of Bedazzling Your Entire House

The Joy of Bedazzling Your Entire House

Artist Susan Gardner transformed her Brooklyn home into a psychedelic, eye-catching mosaic. More »

Thousands of Starlings 'Dance' in the Sky at Dusk, Caught on HD Video

Thousands of Starlings 'Dance' in the Sky at Dusk, Caught on HD Video

Cinematographers on a commercial shoot in France happened to witness this beautiful natural phenomenon.  More »

'Katachi': A Mesmerizing Animation of 2,000 Plastic Silhouettes

'Katachi': A Mesmerizing Animation of 2,000 Plastic Silhouettes

A music video for Japanese musician Shugo Tokumaru's lively track 'Katachi,' which means 'shape.' More »

'Perversion for Profit': A 1960s Attack on the Rise of Pornography

'Perversion for Profit': A 1960s Attack on the Rise of Pornography

A campy propaganda film chronicles the evils that threaten our society. More »

A Day in the Life of Not Just Any New York City Locksmith

A Day in the Life of Not Just Any New York City Locksmith

Phil Mortillaro runs a business in Manhattan's smallest freestanding building and crafts metal sculptures on the side. More »

A Time-Lapse Video of the Boneyard: A Field of 5,000 Retired Military Aircraft

A Time-Lapse Video of the Boneyard: A Field of 5,000 Retired Military Aircraft

Former Air Force pilots reflect on the Boneyard, aka the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. More »

What Drives a Graffiti Artist to Tag Every Surface in New York City?

What Drives a Graffiti Artist to Tag Every Surface in New York City?

The anonymous tagger known as Guess describes his obssessive, even compulsive, creative process (in colorful language).  More »

A Brother Remembers the Boy Who Grew Up to Be a Challenger Astronaut

A Brother Remembers the Boy Who Grew Up to Be a Challenger Astronaut

As a kid in the 1950s, Ronald McNair dreamed of going to space -- no matter what obstacles might stand in his way.  More »

One Day in Yosemite: A Video by 30 Photographers

One Day in Yosemite: A Video by 30 Photographers

A slice of life More »

A Mesmerizing Time-Lapse of Stars Over the Eureka Valley Sand Dunes

A Mesmerizing Time-Lapse of Stars Over the Eureka Valley Sand Dunes

Filmmakers trekked through Death Valley National Park to capture these images of the Geminid meteor shower on December 13.  More »

Meet New York City's Shaolin Warrior Monk

Meet New York City's Shaolin Warrior Monk

Shi Yan-Ming teaches students, including celebrities like Wu Tang's RZA, martial arts and philosophy in his Manhattan studio. More »

'A Different, Twisted Kind of Thing You Find Funny Alone in the Dark'

'A Different, Twisted Kind of Thing You Find Funny Alone in the Dark'

A look at how the Internet is spawning new kinds of comedy More »

'I Beat Mike Tyson'

'I Beat Mike Tyson'

Irish boxer Kevin McBride stole the spotlight from his famous opponent in 2005, only to drift back into obscurity. Now he wants to get back into the ring. More »

Google Translates the 'Fresh Prince' Rap Into 64 Languages and Back

Google Translates the 'Fresh Prince' Rap Into 64 Languages and Back

Will Smith's classic lines get flipped and turned upside down by the music collective cdza. More »

One Restaurant Owner's Quest to Promote Organic Produce in China

One Restaurant Owner's Quest to Promote Organic Produce in China

Lifen Yang, a university-educated entrepreneur, returns to the countryside to open her own restaurant serving healthy, local food. More »

Visualizing the Death of Print—as a 3D Tyrannosaurus Rex

Visualizing the Death of Print—as a 3D Tyrannosaurus Rex

Folded origami-style in the shape of a dinosaur, a newspaper meets its end. More »

Float Over New York City at Dusk in a Gorgeous HD Video

Float Over New York City at Dusk in a Gorgeous HD Video

Aerial footage captures Manhattan's skyline at magic hour.  More »

'Has Hollywood Developed an Allergy to Originality?'

'Has Hollywood Developed an Allergy to Originality?'

A humours animated 'Op-Doc' explores the rich history of adaptation, plagiarism, and other forms of appropriation in art.  More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Picking up the Pieces After the Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

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