We are the filmmakers and founder of the restaurant behind the 2018 Oscar-nominated short documentary Knife Skills — about EDWINS, a fine dining restaurant staffed by men and women recently released from prison. Ask us anything!

Knife Skills is a short documentary that follows the hectic launch of Edwins, a fine dining French restaurant in Cleveland staffed by men and women recently released from prison. It is a film about reentry, second chances, and the healing power of good food. The film was nominated for a 2018 Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject.

• More info about the film: knifeskillsthemovie.com
• More info about Edwins: edwinsrestaurant.org
• Watch the film on The New Yorker: https://video.newyorker.com/watch/academy-award-nominee-knife-skills
• Watch the film on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/knife-skills/id1330060703

Answering your questions today are:

• Thomas Lennon - Director/Producer of Knife Skills
• Brandon E. Chrostowski - Founder, President and CEO of Edwins Leadership and Restaurant Institute (See my last AMA: https://redd.it/5rfrwk)
• Emma D. Miller - Associate Producer of Knife Skills

Proof: https://twitter.com/knifeskillsdoc/status/981285502270738432

Submitted April 06, 2018 at 11:59PM by knifeskillsdoc https://ift.tt/2qgCceD