Nothing like 5 P.M. on a Friday in mid-December to post something new ♥
To cap the year off, Zach Baker put the finishing touches on Baker 2k — a holiday film that seizes the “video magazine” format of yesteryear and primps it up for our frazzled social media brains.
In a series of vignettes, we get the remaining morsels of pre-pandemic European skateboard travel, parts from Dallas Todd + Emilio, Antonio third-eye-open over the Flushing grate, a portrait of the Museum of Natural History as it returned to skateboard prominence, and a check-in on Staten Island’s ABC ledges nearly two decades after they have receded from skateboard prominence.
Dustin Henry shows up early with what is quite frankly an iconic slice of skateboard choreography.
I asked Zach if he wanted to “write a thing” about his year-long project…
“Nope. Grateful to anyone who watches the whole thing.”
Masterful work by Mr. Baker. The feel-good, relatable skating compendium we needed to bookmark a horrible year. Also loved seeing KT skating 11s.
I like the narrative cuts, and solid EST edit vibes. Fav trick was ETs shorts and also the manual rocket power thing in the dark at zuccoti
great work! this man should be at the helm of more full lengths.