About

Known credits:
40
Birthday:
1955-12-15
Place of birth:
Westfield, New Jersey, USA
Website:
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Sara Driver

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2021 Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver Actor Self (voice) N/A
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2019 The Dead Don't Die Actor Female Coffee Zombie 54
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2017 Uncle Howard Actor Self 59
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2011 Blank City Actor Self 59
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2001 Some Days in January, 1984 Actor N/A
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1994 The Bowery Actor Self 59
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1993 Strummer Actor N/A
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1991 Keep It for Yourself Actor Sam 59
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1991 Figaro Story Actor Sam (segment "Keep It for Yourself") N/A
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1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway Actor Yvette 58
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1989 Mystery Train Actor Airport Clerk 65
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1984 Stranger Than Paradise Actor Girl with Hat 65
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1981 Permanent Vacation Actor Nurse 58
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Directing
2018 Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat Directing Director 59
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2008 Gold Eye Ball Directing Director N/A
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1994 The Bowery Directing Director 59
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1993 When Pigs Fly Directing Director 58
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1993 Strummer Directing Director N/A
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1986 Sleepwalk Directing Director 58
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1981 You Are Not I Directing Director 59
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1981 Permanent Vacation Directing Assistant Director 58
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Writing
2021 Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver Writing Writer N/A
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2016 Paterson Writing Script Consultant 68
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2008 Gold Eye Ball Writing Writer N/A
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2005 Broken Flowers Writing Idea 66
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2005 Broken Flowers Writing Script Consultant 66
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1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Writing Story Consultant 69
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1993 When Pigs Fly Writing Story 58
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1986 Sleepwalk Writing Screenplay 58
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1986 Sleepwalk Writing Story 58
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1981 You Are Not I Writing Writer 59
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Production
1986 Sleepwalk Production Producer 58
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1984 Stranger Than Paradise Production Producer 65
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1984 Stranger Than Paradise Production Production Manager 65
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1981 You Are Not I Production Producer 59
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1981 Permanent Vacation Production Production Manager 58
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Crew
2019 The Dead Don't Die Crew Creative Consultant 54
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2013 Only Lovers Left Alive Crew Thanks 69
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Editing
2016 Paterson Editing Consulting Editor 68
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1981 You Are Not I Editing Editor 59
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