Boy on a String: From Cast-Off Kid to Filmmaker Through the Magic of Dreams

Before Joe Jacoby was an NYU film school classmate of Martin Scorsese and a pioneering filmmaker, he survived a childhood wrought with abuse and neglect. His mother's unpredictable and frequently dangerous behavior forced friends to commit her, leaving Jacoby to grow up in seven foster homes in Brooklyn and two institutions (one for emotionally disturbed children). Undaunted, Jacoby was propelled by the power of his dreams and went on to realize his passion for movies, making his first theatrical feature at twenty-seven.Joseph Jacoby is the author of 'Boy on a String: From Cast-Off Kid to Filmmaker Through the Magic of Dreams', published 2007 under ISBN 9780786718757 and ISBN 0786718757.