Sara Driver

Sara Driver

Born: December 15, 1955
in Westfield, New Jersey, USA
Sara Miller Driver is an American independent filmmaker and actress. A participant in the independent film scene that flourished in lower Manhattan from the late 1970s through the 1990s, she gained initial recognition as producer of two early films by Jim Jarmusch, Permanent Vacation (1980) and Stranger Than Paradise (1984). Driver has directed two feature films, Sleepwalk (1986) and When Pigs Fly (1993), as well as a notable short film, You Are Not I (1981), and a documentary, Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2017), on the young artist's pre-fame life in the burgeoning downtown New York arts scene before the city's massive changes through the 1980s. She served on the juries of various film festivals throughout the 2000s.

Movies for Sara Driver...

Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver
Title: Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver
Character: Self (voice)
Released: July 3, 2021
Type: Movie
In 1982, the completion of Jim Jarmusch's sophomore film, Stranger Than Paradise, hinged on producer Sara Driver’s willingness and ability to smuggle one of the world’s rarest and most controversial films across the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Dead Don't Die
Title: The Dead Don't Die
Character: Female Coffee Zombie
Released: May 15, 2019
Type: Movie
In a small peaceful town, zombies suddenly rise to terrorize the town. Now three bespectacled police officers and a strange Scottish morgue expert must band together to defeat the undead.
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Uncle Howard
Title: Uncle Howard
Character: Self
Released: March 10, 2017
Type: Movie
When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was in post-production on his narrative debut, Bloodhounds of Broadway. Twenty-five years later, his nephew, Aaron, sets out on a quest to find the lost negative of Burroughs: The Movie, his uncle's critically-acclaimed portrait of legendary author William S. Burroughs. When Aaron uncovers Howard's extensive archive in Burroughs’ bunker, it not only revives the film for a new generation, but also opens a vibrant window on New York City’s creative culture from the 1970s and ‘80s, and inspires a wide-ranging exploration of his beloved uncle's legacy.
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Blank City
Title: Blank City
Character: Self
Released: April 6, 2011
Type: Movie
In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.
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Some Days in January, 1984
Title: Some Days in January, 1984
Released: July 1, 2001
Type: Movie
A short behind-the-scenes documentary shot and edited on Super 8 by filmmaker Tom Jarmusch, director Jim Jarmusch’s brother, during the filming of STRANGER THAN PARADISE.
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The Bowery
Title: The Bowery
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Documentary about the history, people, and culture of New Yorks' Bowery Street and neighborhood.
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Strummer
Title: Strummer
Released: September 1, 1993
Type: Movie
A 30 minute film shot by Jim Jarmusch at Rockfield Studio, Wales with never before seen footage of Joe Strummer recording the soundtrack for When Pigs Fly.
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Keep It for Yourself
Title: Keep It for Yourself
Character: Sam
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
Sophie comes to New York from France with the intention of joining a man she met a few months before. She finds herself alone in the apartment of the guy, who left town because he was scared stiff at the idea of seeing her. Originally commissioned as one third of an omnibus feature showcasing the Figaro, a Japan-only retro throwback car.
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Figaro Story
Title: Figaro Story
Character: Sam (segment "Keep It for Yourself")
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
An anthology film centering around the worldwide adventures of the Nissan Figaro.
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Bloodhounds of Broadway
Title: Bloodhounds of Broadway
Character: Yvette
Released: November 3, 1989
Type: Movie
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Regret", who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.
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Mystery Train
Title: Mystery Train
Character: Airport Clerk
Released: September 6, 1989
Type: Movie
In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.
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Stranger Than Paradise
Title: Stranger Than Paradise
Character: Girl with Hat
Released: October 1, 1984
Type: Movie
A Hungarian immigrant, his friend, and his cousin go on an unpredictable adventure across America.
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Permanent Vacation
Title: Permanent Vacation
Character: Nurse
Released: March 6, 1981
Type: Movie
In downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something boy whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for more meaning in his life and meets a few characters along the way.