The Leap of Faith is one of the most memorable moments in skateboard history. Today, the spot is unskateable, making the Leap of Faith the most famous skate spot to never have a make on it. JENKEM revisited it with Jamie Thomas and some other key players at the time.
“700k” by Dalton Palacio – JENKEM
A group of the kids broke off from Illegal Civ and are proud to present their first full length video, “700k”. Filmed and Edited by Dalton Palacio. Featuring Rob Mattox, Joaquin Palacio, Logan Kirshak, Brett Badger, Garren Desjardins, Aidan Suncire, Joey Ramos, Julian Hucklebee, Santana Saldana, Benicio Montalvo, Danton Guzman, Ryan Herman, Alonzo Lopez, Jaidyn Fisher, Diere Stephens, Jordan Norwood, Jaquez Evans, Ezra Snyder, and a bunch of other homies.
Shop Talk at the FA Store in New York City – JENKEM
JENKEM hit the Fucking Awesome store in Manhattan’s East Village (420 East 9th Street New York, NY 10009) for their newest episode of Shop Talk. As usual, the homies were lurking, joints were burning, and shit was talked.
G-FILES 002 – JENKEM
Ahead of the release of the long-awaited Genesis 3 video, JENKEM brings you G-FILES 002 by Ian Ostrowski.
Ian’s a friend of Jenkem, a recurring contributor, and he holds it down with a dope crew of up-and-comers out of the Pacific Northwest. Featuring Dylan Clark, Caden Smith, Jasper Levine, Xavier Holte, Alex Lobasyuk, Nacho Ponce, Tim Hogan, Rafi Dadd, KJ Phanissay, Jacob Ball, Darrian Williams, Cass Bermudez, Bao Nguyen, Levi Hirose, TJ Robinson, Kam Loveless, Troy Gipson and Pepe Betancourt.
The Story Behind Art Dealer Jeffrey Deitch’s Wooden Bowl – JENKEM
Art Dealer Jeffrey Deitch was one of the first people to bring skateboarding into a fine art gallery setting. JENKEM talked with him and his team of curators, Julia Chiang, and Cheryl Dunn about their infamous “Session The Bowl” exhibit from 2002 and the intersection of skateboarding and fine art today.
Is The New Miami Drop Bigger Than The Leap of Faith? – JENKEM
Over the weekend, JENKEM came across a clip of Jace DeTomasso where he ollies down a massive stair set in Miami, FL that looked eerily similar to the Leap of Faith gap in San Diego. The internet, being quick as always, dubbed the spot “The Miami Leap of Faith” and began speculating on the size of the drop. To put all the curious commenters to bed, they went back and measured the drop to compare it to the OG Leap of Faith. Their findings were surprising, but we won’t ruin those for you, so check the video to find out yourself.
Exploring Wall Street with Vitoria Mendonça – JENKEM
Vitoria Mendonça first caught JENKEM’s eye thanks to the sneaky Instagram algorithm but has since held onto their attention through her excellent output with Element and Adidas. She’s got an impressive and powerful style, and she’s a kind soul, too, which goes a lot further than you would think when it comes to moving up in the industry. JENKEM met up with her during her stay in New York as she checked out some of the most iconic spots in the city.
JENKEM Premiere: NO WAY
Filmed by Joey Hansen. Edited by Cameron Brenkman & Austin Encinias. Brought to you by JENKEM.
Hanging out with… Sheezy – JENKEM
Sheezy is a really rad skater from Australia who JENKEM recently met while visiting Seattle. They decided to do some classic skate tourism and checked out some famous LA area landmarks: Sunken City, Channel Street DIY and a shooting range.
Scoping out Roosevelt Island with Citi Bike Boyz – JENKEM
JENKEM hit up head Citi Bike Boy Jerome Peel to see if he’d be up for the challenge of hitting the Roosevelt Island monument dedicated to FDR. Luckily, they were able to dupe security, get the clip, and walk away without being detained this time around. Jerome waltzed in and made it look ridiculously easy.
Shop Talk at Tenant Skate Shop’s 3 Year Anniversary – JENKEM
JENKEM stopped by Tenant’s 3rd anniversary party in Brooklyn. Even though there was free beer and plumes of weed smoke, the crowd that they thought would be “too cool” to answer questions gave them some of the most thoughtful responses we’ve gotten yet.
Ground Glass: Austyn Gillette – JENKEM
Yes, we are well aware that Austyn has already filmed in 16mm a lot in the past, but JENKEM didn’t care. His flair and spot selection lend themselves extremely well to the saturated textures of film, so we’re not complaining here. Settle in and get ready to watch some ultra-crispy skating caught on technology invented in 1923, because we know you won’t be disappointed.