Sara Driver

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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.

Most Popular Sara Driver Trailers

Total trailers found: 23

The Dead Don't Die Trailer (2019)

15 May 2019

In the sleepy town of Centerville, the lives of a number of interconnected characters are disrupted by the undead.

Only Lovers Left Alive Trailer (2013)

12 December 2013

A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

Mystery Train Trailer (1989)

06 September 1989

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.

You Are Not I Trailer (1981)

08 March 1981

A young woman escapes from a mental hospital during the chaos of a nearby multiple-car accident. She is mistaken for a shock victim and is driven to her sister's house by a rescue volunteer.

Paterson Trailer (2016)

17 November 2016

A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Trailer (1999)

06 October 1999

A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

Broken Flowers Trailer (2005)

31 July 2005

An introverted man receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.

Some Days in January, 1984 Trailer (2001)

01 July 2001

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.

When Pigs Fly Trailer (1993)

12 September 1993

The ghosts of a middle-aged woman and a precocious little girl help an unwed jazz musician and a bar dancer reverse their bad fortune.

Gold Eye Ball Trailer (2008)

03 December 2008

Produced for Glass Eye Pix as part of their 2008 Creepy Christmas Online Film Festival, in which each short was inspired by the inhabitants of a diorama advent calendar.

Stranger Than Paradise Trailer (1984)

01 October 1984

New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays him a surprise visit.

Strummer Trailer (1993)

01 September 1993

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.

Bloodhounds of Broadway Trailer (1989)

03 November 1989

On New Year's Eve 1928, in the New York underworld, a gambler sells his body to science, a gangster n

Permanent Vacation Trailer (1981)

06 March 1981

In downtown Manhattan, twentysomething Allie, whose father is not around and whose mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan.

Sleepwalk Trailer (1986)

09 September 1986

When Nicole, a young copy-shop employee, is hired to translate an ancient Chinese manuscript, she soon finds that the document has strange powers that little by little begin to exert an eerie influence over her life.

Blank City Trailer (2011)

06 April 2011

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.

Adios Trailer (2025)

01 January 2025

"Shortly after Amos went into home hospice he began filming ‘Adios’, a short film, compiled of 16mm and Super 8 footage, to premiere at his memorial, chronicling all the family and friends who have come to visit.

Uncle Howard Trailer (2017)

10 March 2017

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.

Keep It for Yourself Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

Sophie comes to New York from France with the intention of joining a man she met a few months before.

Figaro Story Trailer (1993)

17 May 1993

An anthology film centering around the worldwide adventures of the Nissan Figaro.

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat Trailer (2018)

19 December 2018

Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.

The Bowery Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

This short documentary captures the poetry of the city’s storied skid row before its gentrification.

Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver Trailer (2021)

03 July 2021

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.