Knife Skills

A film by Thomas Lennon

On the menu: a second chance

What does it take to build a world-class French restaurant? What if the staff is almost entirely men and women just out of prison? What if most have never cooked or served before, and have barely two months to learn their trade?

Knife Skills follows the hectic launch of Edwins restaurant in Cleveland. In this improbable setting, with its mouth—watering dishes and its arcane French vocabulary, we discover the challenges of men and women finding their way after their release. We come to know three trainees intimately, as well as the restaurant’s founder, who is also dogged by his past. These men and women all have something to prove, and all struggle to launch new lives, an endeavor as pressured and perilous as the ambitious restaurant launch of which they are a part.

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Director

Thomas Lennon

Producer

Thomas Lennon

Runtime

40 minutes

Rights Represented

International Rights, Digital Rights

Captions Available

English

Language

English

Press

“Compelling, funny, heartbreaking and thoroughly human.”

- Anthony Bourdain
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Festival & Awards

Academy Award Nominee 2018 – Best Documentary Short Subject
Audience Award
Best Documentary Short – TRAVERSE CITY Film Festival

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On the menu: a second chance

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