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.

Is Peace Possible? Chapter 3: Refugees

Is Peace Possible? Chapter 3: Refugees

This infographic documentary about potential solutions to the refugee situation in the Israel-Palestine conflict is the third chapter in The Atlantic's and the S. Daniel Abraham Center's special report, Is Peace Possible? More »

Scenes From the Occupation of the Port of Oakland

Scenes From the Occupation of the Port of Oakland

Footage from the massive November 2 protest in which thousands of people flooded into the port of Oakland to shut it down More »

Surf Video Suspends Time Like 'The Matrix'

Surf Video Suspends Time Like 'The Matrix'

A gorgeous surf video from Rip Curl captures surfing with a multi-camera setup for a Matrix "bullet time" effect that freezes and orbits the surfers in mid air More »

Amazing 1930s Film About Building the San Francisco Bay Bridge

Amazing 1930s Film About Building the San Francisco Bay Bridge

Inside the process of constructing the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, with footage of fearless workmen scaling catwalks high above the bay More »

Cut Brooklyn's Quest for the Perfect Handmade Kitchen Knife

Cut Brooklyn's Quest for the Perfect Handmade Kitchen Knife

Beginning with an urge just to "make stuff," Joel Bukiewicz started making knives by hand in a Brooklyn studio. As he perfected his craft, his business, Cut Brooklyn, thrived More »

A Murmuration of Starlings

A Murmuration of Starlings

Two artists happened upon a flock of starlings, called a murmuration, while canoeing at dusk, and captured "one of nature's greatest and most fleeting phenomena" on video More »

Above's Controversial Street Art at Occupy Miami

Above's Controversial Street Art at Occupy Miami

The 255 foot mural by street artist Above reads, "Give a Wall St. banker enough rope and he will hang himself." The video was created by Peter Vahan and Hermes. More »

Scenes From Occupy London

Scenes From Occupy London

UK filmmaker Jack Chute collected sound bites from protesters, police, and even Julian Assange, during the first day of Occupy London on October 15 More »

Chevrolet's 1950s Motivational Musical About Selling Cars

Chevrolet's 1950s Motivational Musical About Selling Cars

Celebrate the 100th birthday of Chevrolet with this peppy song and dance number, which used to be performed at conventions for Chevrolet sales employees More »

The Violence at Occupy Oakland on October 25

The Violence at Occupy Oakland on October 25

One filmmaker's attempt to piece together the timeline of the escalating conflict between police and protesters in Oakland on October 25 More »

Occupy Oakland's General Strike Begins

Occupy Oakland's General Strike Begins

Footage from the peaceful daytime protest that began on November 2 at noon from Berkeley photographer Jonathan Potter More »

Hawaii's Spectacular Volcano Eruptions (1960s)

Hawaii's Spectacular Volcano Eruptions (1960s)

A vintage travel film documents the eruptions at Mauna Loa and Kilauea, with amazing footage by photographer Art Carter More »

An Infographic of What 7 Billion People Looks Like

An Infographic of What 7 Billion People Looks Like

National Geographic's 7 Billion is a slick infographic look at what the new population benchmark means for our planet More »

Visualizing 7 Billion in 'How Did We Get So Big So Fast?'

Visualizing 7 Billion in 'How Did We Get So Big So Fast?'

NPR's clever illustration of how the world's population grew to seven billion people uses test tubes and colorful liquids. More »

A Real 'Back to the Future' Quantum Levitating Skateboard

A Real 'Back to the Future' Quantum Levitating Skateboard

Researchers at the University of Paris demonstrate a "skateboard" that actually hovers, thanks to the forces of quantum levitation More »

Terrifying Firefighter Helmet Cam Footage From 'Burn'

Terrifying Firefighter Helmet Cam Footage From 'Burn'

See a blazing fire through the eyes of a firefighter in this helmet cam footage from Burn, a documentary about of a fire company in Detroit More »

Firefighters' Extraordinary Battle to Save Detroit in 'Burn'

Firefighters' Extraordinary Battle to Save Detroit in 'Burn'

Burn documents a year in the life of firefighters in Detroit, a city with one of the highest arson rates in the country More »

Occupy Wall Street in the Snow

Occupy Wall Street in the Snow

Protesters weathered an early snowfall on October 29, on day 43 of the occupation of Zuccotti Park More »

Is Peace Possible? Chapter 2: Security

Is Peace Possible? Chapter 2: Security

This infographic documentary about potential security solutions in the Israel-Palestine conflict is the second chapter in The Atlantic's and the S. Daniel Abraham Center's special report, Is Peace Possible? More »

Smashing Pumpkins (Literally, in Ultra-Slow Motion)

Smashing Pumpkins (Literally, in Ultra-Slow Motion)

This mesmerizing video captures pumpkins exploding at 1,000 frames per second. Happy Halloween! More »

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