If you were like us and weren’t at the annual Copenhagen skate contest this year, you were probably dying to know what went down. Jenkem hit up their friend Andres to document the timeless weekend. Although it doesn’t capture all the drunken action we’ve come to expect at night, there’s plenty of high speed chaos during the day to get you curiously checking airline prices for next years event. – JENKEM
JENKEM – Checking Out Relics from the Skateboarding Hall of Fame Archive
Todd Huber, the founder of the Skateboarding Hall of Fame Museum, has been building up a museum collection for decades, going around buying anything and everything he can find that feels like a piece of skate history. Jenkem paid him a visit to check out his behind the scenes storage room(s) and get a glimpse of all the goods he’s been quietly amassing in his archives not yet viewable to the public.
JENKEM – Parts with Breana Geering
Jenkem hit up Breana Geering to get a glimpse into her skate video nerdom. Breana gives her unfiltered opinions on skate videos in thier most candid episode yet.
PREMIERE: Rubi Anda’s “Youth Manifesto” Part – JENKEM MAG
With the help of filmer and editor, Joy Suryawan, over the last two years, Rubi was able to drop five minutes of footage despite the brutal humidity of Indonesia, the foot and car traffic of Jakarta, and the stringent security guards at their local spots. Rubi doesn’t have a training facility like some of the other skaters representing Asian countries in the Olympics, he was still able to produce something much more watchable than the skating going on in the stadiums of Tokyo. – JENKEM
JENKEM – Leo Valls in “Bordeaux Exposure 3”
Not long ago, street skating was totally illegal in Bordeaux. Today, thanks to the work of Leo Valls and others, the city has reversed the stance and built new spots and remodeled older ones for skaters to hang at. One of those older spots is Terrasse Koenig — a traditional Western-European-looking plaza that is the ideal playground for a skater like Leo. As somewhat of a victory lap, Leo filmed this whole part at the plaza.
JENKEM – The Earthers Ep.6 – Exploring Las Vegas with OJ Wheels
Welcome back to The Earthers™ as we traverse the globe via satellite imagery, pinpoint locations, and test out the spots in person. In Jenkem’s newest episode their guys venture out to Las Vegas with OJ wheels homies to get lost in some unique ditches and mucky abandoned pools located in the middle of nowhere.
HUF X JENKEM Present “The Secrets of Skateboarding” Capsule
The Secrets of Skateboarding will challenge you with a series of puzzles, activities, and semi-holy texts on your journey to become a fully enlightened skateboarder. Never again will you feel awkward at the skatepark after you dive into the wormhole of skate-nerdom within this sacred zine. Shop the Collection HERE.
JENKEM – Inside the Mind of Skate Videographer Joey Sinko
Joey Sinko is one of skateboarding’s most unique filmmakers. He is the driving force behind Jenkem’s Ode series and more recently has supported Jim Greco on a handful of experimental skate films as his camera man / cinematographer. He draws from skate classics of the early 2000s, but there is also some influence that can be felt from classic films by the likes of Les Blank and Stanley Kubrick, just to name a few.
JENKEM – Hanging Out With… Rémy Taveira
JENKEM hangs out with Remy Taveira in this new edit.
PREMIERE: Bing Liu’s “Diary (2012-2019)” Video
A collection of lost and forgotten clips filmed from 2012 – 2019 by skater and Oscar-nominated documentarian Bing Liu. Check out his work “Minding the Gap” if you aren’t familiar with him yet. Brought to you by JENKEM.
JENKEM – Exploring Ditches in New Mexico with Mariah Duran and Friends
Take a journey outside of NYC and check out some famed New Mexico ditches for that American Southwest skate flavor we rarely feature on JENKEM. Video by Alex Coles.
JENKEM – An Interview w/ Alex Olson On The Future Of 917
Curious about what’s going on with 917 and the recent team changes we’ve all heard murmurs of? Us too. Jenkem met up with Alex at the park to find out how the brand weathered COVID, what his next steps are and if he still dislikes the words “homie” and “beast”.