Knife Skills Explained

Knife Skills
Director:	Thomas Lennon
Distributor:	The New Yorker
Runtime:	40 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Knife Skills is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Thomas Lennon. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 90th Academy Awards.^{[1] [2]} It received generally positive reviews from critics.^[3]

Summary

The film focuses on people's transition from prison life to the outside world through Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. The goal of the institute is to teach former prisoners life skills and to give them focus in order to reduce recidivism rates. The film follows the first class of students through their training and the opening of the restaurant by founder Brandon Chrostowski^{[4] [5]}

External links

• Official site: Knife Skills
• Official Trailer KNIFE SKILLS 2017 from TFL Films LLC channel
  • Watch Knife Skills at The New Yorker

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full . BBC News . January 23, 2018 . January 23, 2018.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyLlw7YTNIA "Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405" wins Best Documentary Short Subject-Oscars on YouTube
3. Web site: Knife Skills . Rotten Tomatoes . 9 October 2020.
4. News: Wood. Yamit. Oscar-Nominated Documentary Serves Up Fine Dining and Second Chances in Cleveland. LA Jewish Journal. August 21, 2019. September 11, 2019.
5. News: Hartke. Kristen. Oscar-Nominated 'Knife Skills' Showcases Ex-Cons And Odd Ducks In The Kitchen. NPR Food for Thought. NPR. March 3, 2018. September 11, 2019.