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Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is an 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.

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Redesigning the Costumes for Balanchine's 'Symphony in C'

Redesigning the Costumes for Balanchine's 'Symphony in C'

Behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet, where Marc Happel creates a new, Swarovski-encrusted look for the company's signature ballet. … More »

Mini Projection Mapping: The World's Tiniest Police Chase

Mini Projection Mapping: The World's Tiniest Police Chase

Created sans CGI, The Speed of Light was produced using small portable video projectors.… More »

A Road Trip Around Our Tiny Planet via Stereographic Google Street View

A Road Trip Around Our Tiny Planet via Stereographic Google Street View

The music video for A Ghost Train's "Chemin Vert" zips across five continents at roughly 1,000 mph. … More »

The Design Essentials of the Perfect Pair of Pointe Shoes

The Design Essentials of the Perfect Pair of Pointe Shoes

The New York City Ballet spends roughly half a million dollars a year to keep its ballerinas in custom-designed shoes. … More »

A Mind-Bending Showdown Between Ego and Id in a Crumbling Sanatorium

A Mind-Bending Showdown Between Ego and Id in a Crumbling Sanatorium

Alter Ego, an experimental short by Rusch Meyer, blends gorgeous cinematography with a rich soundscape. … More »

Games Beyond the Game: The 100 Greatest Quotes in 'The Wire'

Games Beyond the Game: The 100 Greatest Quotes in 'The Wire'

As the critically acclaimed HBO series approaches its 10th birthday, celebrate with a montage of the best lines (warning: includes spoilers). … More »

No Gatorade: Celebrating New York City's Pick-up Basketball Scene

No Gatorade: Celebrating New York City's Pick-up Basketball Scene

Two filmmakers played ball and talked to players across New York's five boroughs to make Doin' It in the Park. … More »

A Clip From 'Doin' It in the Park,' a Film About Pick-up Basketball

A Clip From 'Doin' It in the Park,' a Film About Pick-up Basketball

Meet the die hard players at the heart of New York City's pick-up basketball scene in a short excerpt from the documentary, Doin' It in the Park. More »

From Bicycles to Bikini Babes: The Universal Visual Clichés of Instagram

From Bicycles to Bikini Babes: The Universal Visual Clichés of Instagram

Instantáneas, a stop-motion video, reveals life as seen through the lenses of hundreds of mobile phones. … More »

Microscopic Video Reveals T Cells 'Hunting' Parasites Like Tiny Sharks

Microscopic Video Reveals T Cells 'Hunting' Parasites Like Tiny Sharks

Researchers track the movements of T cells through brain tissue as they seek and destroy the parasite toxoplasma gondii.More »

The Revolution Will Be a Gruesome Animated French Hip Hop Video

The Revolution Will Be a Gruesome Animated French Hip Hop Video

A stunning music video for the French group Le Peuple de l'Herbe channels Orwell's Animal Farm.More »

On JFK's 95th, a Look Beyond 'Happy Birthday Mr. President'

On JFK's 95th, a Look Beyond 'Happy Birthday Mr. President'

John F. Kennedy: A Thousand Days, an archival documentary from the U.S. Information Agency, covers the president's time in office. … More »

Ball So Hard: 'Pianists in Paris' Covers 'Ni**as in Paris' on a Grand Piano

Ball So Hard: 'Pianists in Paris' Covers 'Ni**as in Paris' on a Grand Piano

Seven talented musicians play variations on Kanye West and Jay-Z's hit track.… More »

The 'Blade Runner' Guide to Designing a Believable Flying Car

The 'Blade Runner' Guide to Designing a Believable Flying Car

A film from 1982 goes behind the scenes of the iconic sci-fi film to interview Ridley Scott and his production team. … More »

Behind the Scenes of the New York City Ballet's Costume Shop

Behind the Scenes of the New York City Ballet's Costume Shop

Meet the team responsible for outfitting the ballet company's hundred dancers with picture-perfect tutus. … More »

Breathtaking Archival Footage of Constructing the Golden Gate Bridge

Breathtaking Archival Footage of Constructing the Golden Gate Bridge

A film by Bethlehem Steel celebrates the iconic structure. … More »

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