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.

Greening Occupy Wall Street

Greening Occupy Wall Street

Meet some of the protesters who are working to bring green principles to the Occupy Wall Street movement More »

A Thriller About the 'Weird Loneliness of the Internet'

A Thriller About the 'Weird Loneliness of the Internet'

An anonymous Internet user creates an elaborate, puzzle-ridden treasure hunt, spiraling towards an ominous conclusion More »

A Video History of the iPhone

A Video History of the iPhone

This infographic history of the iPhone puts the groundbreaking device in the context of the technology that preceded and influenced it More »

An Atlantic Writer's Words Go Viral at Occupy Wall Street

An Atlantic Writer's Words Go Viral at Occupy Wall Street

Conor Friedersdorf, a staff writer at The Atlantic, was surprised to see a line he had written resurface on a protest sign and chanted by complete strangers at an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York.  More »

From Spear Hunting to Space Travel: A Music Video About Evolution

From Spear Hunting to Space Travel: A Music Video About Evolution

A gorgeous animated music video for Rendezvous's "The Murf" about the evolution of humans and technology More »

Occupy Wall Street's 'Direct Democracy'

Occupy Wall Street's 'Direct Democracy'

Consensus illuminates the complex, slow-moving, deliberative process by which protesters discuss and make decisions.  More »

A Brief Exploration of Sound

A Brief Exploration of Sound

SoundCloud, a social platform for sharing audio files, celebrates the vibrations we call "sound" More »

Mesmerizing Time-Lapse of Burning Man

Mesmerizing Time-Lapse of Burning Man

This beautiful landscape time-lapse documents the rise and fall the temporary city that springs up in the Black Rock Desert once a year More »

A Magazine Is an iPad that Doesn't Work

A Magazine Is an iPad that Doesn't Work

At least, this baby thinks so. A YouTube user created this video of his one-year-old daughter trying to use a print magazine like a touch screen. More »

A Cinematic Ode to Delicious Bread

A Cinematic Ode to Delicious Bread

Chad Roberston, the founder and owner of San Francisco foodie establishment Tartine Bakery, talks about what goes into perfect crusty bread in this mouthwatering short documentary More »

Brilliant Animated Music Video for 'Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn'

Brilliant Animated Music Video for 'Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn'

A gorgeous, eerie music video for Evelyn Evelyn's song blends classic hand-drawn animation and live action. Director Hoku Uchiyama describes how they did it in an interview with The Atlantic. More »

What Occupy Wall Street Looks Like at Night

What Occupy Wall Street Looks Like at Night

The Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York are a 24-7 operation. This documentary, We the People Have Found Our Voice, pairs quotes from protesters with scenes of the crowd at night.  More »

Stunning Time-Lapse of Norwegian Fjords and Waterfalls

Stunning Time-Lapse of Norwegian Fjords and Waterfalls

Norwegian landscape photographer Terje Sørgjerd's latest video celebrates the gorgeous natural landscapes of his native country.  More »

Voices From Occupy Wall Street

Voices From Occupy Wall Street

Protesters in New York share their takes on the movement in the short documentary Nobody Can Predict the Revolution  More »

The Student Film that Became 'Gumby'

The Student Film that Became 'Gumby'

Art Clokey's student film, Gumbasia, created at USC in 1953, is an early exploration of claymation techniques and the precursor to his most famous character: Gumby.  More »

Time-Lapse of 13 Miles Across Mars's Rocky Landscape

Time-Lapse of 13 Miles Across Mars's Rocky Landscape

NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity spent three years documenting the 13 miles between Victoria crater and Endeavour crater in 309 images More »

The Signs and Slogans of Occupy Wall Street

The Signs and Slogans of Occupy Wall Street

A quick montage documents the protest signs and messages at Occupy Wall Street  More »

The Weird, Wonderful Creatures of 'HAERSKOGEN'

The Weird, Wonderful Creatures of 'HAERSKOGEN'

Like a fictional Planet Earth, this charming short animation introduces strange group of forest-dwelling creatures.  More »

Exposing the 'Invisible Photographer' Behind Conflict Journalism

Exposing the 'Invisible Photographer' Behind Conflict Journalism

A young Italian photojournalist reveals the complicated relationship between conflict photographers and their subjects in a photo essay, Photojournalism Behind the Scenes. More »

Time Capsule: An Hour With Steve Jobs in 1990

Time Capsule: An Hour With Steve Jobs in 1990

WGBH Boston unearths a raw, almost hour-long interview with 35-year-old Steve Jobs More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Picking up the Pieces After the Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

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