Some of you might remember Thom Musso A.K.A. The Man Who Films’ Beach Genius from 2019. It was a video that stretched everyone’s summer routine of kinda-skating Rockaway for an hour before hitting the beach into a full concept project filmed entirely on the Rockaway peninsula — a place not exactly known for its abundance of skate spots (outside of a famous square rail.) It was a QS office favorite that year.
In the four years since, the same crew pursued an expanded concept of focusing on not just Rockaway spots, but a myriad of spots that revolve around water, though not necessarily a plunge into Phil Zwijsen-level water sports. The spots in Beach Genius H2.0 are all either coastal towns, seawalls, boardwalks, broken piers, or abandoned boats — right through to playgrounds centralized by their spray fountain features. Definitely a fun watch as the sun begins to set on 2023’s beach season.
