THE FILM
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, Ohio. In this improbable setting, with its mouthwatering 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.
They 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.
screenings
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Date(s) | City | ST | Organization | Venue |
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08.09.18 | Hudson | OH | Hudson Library & Historical Society | Hudson Library & Historical Society |
08.16.18 | Minneapolis | MN | Hennepin County Library | Minneapolis Central Library |
08.21.18 | Chautauqua | NY | Chautauqua Institution | Chautauqua Cinema |
09.12.18 | Litchfield Park | AZ | Bridges Reentry | St Peter's Episcopal Church |
09.15.18 | Newburyport | MA | Newburyport Film Festival Inc. | Newburyport Film Festival Inc |
09.17.18 | Hinesville | GA | The Liberty County Re-Entry Coalition, Inc. | The Liberty County Performing Arts Center |
09.17.18 | San Francisco | CA | 18 Reasons | 18 Reasons |
09.25.18 | Ann Arbor | MI | Carceral Studies Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop | University of Michigan, Angell Hall |
09.28.18 | San Diego | CA | All of Us or None-San Diego | Peace Resource Center of San Diego |
09.29.18 | Los Angeles | CA | A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project | Loyola Marymount University |
10.01.18 | Covington | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Alcovy DCS Circuit |
10.01.18 | Atlanta | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Atlanta DCS Circuit |
10.01.18 | Hinesville | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Atlantic DCS Circuit |
10.01.18 | Augusta | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Augusta DCS Circuit |
10.01.18 | Columbus | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Chattahoochee DCS Circuit |
10.01.18 | Morrow | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Clayton DCS Circuit |
10.01.18 | Marietta | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Cobb DCS Circuit |
10.01.18 | LaGrange | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Coweta DCS Circuit |
10.03.18 | Albany | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Dougherty DCS Circuit |
10.03.18 | Douglasville | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Douglas DCS Circuit |
10.03.18 | Savannah | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Eastern DCS Circuit |
10.03.18 | Lawrenceville | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Gwinnett DCS Circuit |
10.03.18 | Macon | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Macon DCS Circuit |
10.03.18 | Gainsville | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Northeastern DCS Circuit |
10.03.18 | Rome | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Rome DCS Circuit |
10.03.18 | Valdosta | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Southern DCS Circuit |
10.03.18 | Grand Rapids | MN | KOOTASCA Community Action | Blandin Foundation |
10.05.18 | Decatur | GA | Georgia Dept. of Community Services/Reentry Services | Stone Mountain DCS Circuit |
10.09.18 | Oakland | CA | UnCommon Law | The New Parkway Theater |
10.14.18 | Coralville | IA | Inside Out Reentry | Coralville Public Library |
10.17.18 | Salem | OR | Willamette University | Willamette University |
10.18.18 | Southern Pines | NC | Sunrise Preservation Group | Sunrise Theater |
10.28.18 | Wolfville, NS | Canada | Devour! The Food Film Fest | Al Whittle Theater |
11.03.18 | Essex | NY | Whallonsburg Grange Hall | Whallonsburg Grange Hall |
11.15.18 | Coral Gables | FL | Ladies Empowerment and Action Program | Capital One Cafe |
11.16.18 | Jacksonville | FL | Operation New Hope | Museum of Science & History |
12.04.18 | Fairfax | VA | Prison Fellowship | JC Cinema |
2019 | Flagstaff | AZ | Northern Arizona University | The W. A. Franke College of Business Building | 2019 | Rocky River | OH | West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church | West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church |
PAST SCREENINGS
Date(s) | City | State | Organization | Venue |
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03.27 | Warsaw | Poland | Films for Food | Muranów Cinema |
03.28 | Cleveland | OH | Case Western Reserve University | Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom A |
04.23 | Washington | DC | Prison Fellowship | U.S. Capitol |
04.27 | Canton | OH | Canton Palace Theatre | Canton Palace Theatre |
04.30 | Champaign | IL | Those Impacted by the Mass-incarceration Era (TIME) Scholars | University of Illinois |
05.16 | Chatham | MA | Hungry Traveler and Eldredge Library | Eldredge Public Library |
05.16 | Grosse Pointe | MI | Library Programs & Events | Grosse Pointe Public Library |
05.24 | Hyde Park | NY | The Culinary Institute of America | Ecolab Auditorium in the Marriott Pavilion |
05.24 | New York | NY | Workers United Film Festival | Penn South Community Screening Room |
05.30 | Baltimore | MD | The Baltimore Metropolitan Council | Parkway Theatre |
05.31 | Brooklyn | NY | The Brooklyn Kitchen | The Brooklyn Kitchen |
06.12 | Baileys Harbor | WI | Door Kinetic Arts | Bjorklunden |
06.15 | New Orleans | LA | Ubuntu Village NOLA | Ashe Culture Center |
06.19 | Duluth | GA | State of Georgia Reentry Summit | Gwinnett Infinite Energy Forum |
06.21 | Portland | OR | Peace of the City | The Armory |
06.27 | New York | NY | The Fortune Society | The Fortune Society - Castle Gardens |
07.08 | Warsaw | Poland | Films For Food | Tor Wyścigów Konnych Służewic |
07.10 | Brooklyn | NY | Plow to Plate Films | Park Slope Food Coop |
07.19 | Medina | OH | Recovery Center of Medina County | Regal Medina Stadium 16 |
07.26 | Salem | OR | Willamette University | Oregon State Penitentiary |
07.29 | St. Louis | MO | Ethical Society of St. Louis | Ethical Society of St. Louis |