What does it take to build a worldclass 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. 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.

"Knife Skills" was nominated for an Academy Award nomination in the category of Documentary Short Subject.

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