Watch: Oscar-Nominated Short Doc 'Knife Skills' About Ex-Con Chefs

There’s only one week to go until the Academy Awards ceremony. One of the nominated Best Documentary Short Films is this one, Knife Skills, from veteran filmmaker/producer Thomas Lennon. Knife Skills is a 40-minute short film profiling the hectic launch of Edwins (visit their official site), a world-class French restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio, where most of the staff are just out of prison. Lennon explains his intentions to The New Yorker: “Can I make you think about an issue and care about an issue? Think about the people and care about those people?” It’s not just a film about chefs, or prison, or running a restaurant, it’s about all of those things and more. If you want to watch the short, it’s available below for free only for US viewers. ›››

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