French filmmaker Benoit Cohen decided to become a New York taxi driver.

By Benoit Cohen

French filmmaker Benoit Cohen decided, while doing research for the screenplay of his new movie, to become a New York taxi driver. After passing his license, he spent several months roaming the five Boroughs behind the wheel of a yellow cab that he rented every morning from a garage in Queens. This book is the journal of his extraordinary adventure—the story of the pursuit of his “American dream.” The book also includes Cohen’s “on-duty” and “off-duty” experiences of eating at some of New York’s most famous restaurants and eateries. A directory of those are included in the back.

Born in 1969, Benoit Cohen is a French producer, filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed 6 feature films as well as many documentaries and TV series in France. His last movie, You’ll Be A Man, was a great success in US Film Festivals (39 awards) and is now on Netflix. He moved to Brooklyn with his family in 2014.

“The well-paced book skillfully mixes rides, family souvenirs and thoughts about movies stirred by days behind the wheel. Inside a yellow taxi you learn a lot about New Yorkers.” —Voices of NY

Hardcover

192 Pages / 6” X 9”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-35-4

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