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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.

1930s Hong Kong Revealed in a Vintage Travel Film

By Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg
Feb 17 2012, 1:01 PM ET Comment

Hong Kong: Gateway to China is rich with amazing footage of the "mountainous and verdant island," and worth watching in spite of the condescending narration. Courtesy of the Travel Film Archive, the film captures stunning landscapes of the bay, especially the panorama from the top of the island (skip to about 7:45 to take in the view).


Stills from the film

For more video from the Travel Film Archive, see http://travelfilmarchive.com.

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