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Sara Driver is an independent filmmaker. She was born in Westfield, New Jersey on 15 December 1955. She is the wife of film director Jim Jarmusch.
She was educated at the American Institute of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece and at New York University's school of film. Driver was a juror at the Miami International Film Festival in 2005.
Film career
Driver made her directorial debut with a short movie entitled You Are Not I which was co-written by Jim Jarmusch in 1981. She directed her first feature length movie Sleepwalk in 1986. She also directed the "Bed and Boar" episode of the TV series Monsters which was released in 1990. Her most recent movie was When Pigs Fly in 1993. She has many production credits on the films of Jim Jarmusch including his second movie Stranger Than Paradise and she had minor roles in three of his films.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Permanent Vacation (film) | Actor: Nurse, Production Manager, Assistant Director |
| 1981 | You Are Not I | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1984 | Stranger Than Paradise | Actor: Girl with hat, Producer, Production Manager |
| 1986 | Sleepwalk/Year of the Dog | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1986 | Down By Law | Production Troubleshooter |
| 1989 | Mystery Train | Actor: Airport clerk |
| 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Actor: Yvette |
| 1990 | Monsters Bed and Boar Tv Series episode | Director |
| 1991 | Keep It For Yourself | Actor |
| 1991 | Night on Earth | Served as dailies troubleshooter |
| 1993] | When Pigs Fly | Director, Writer |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Story Consultant |
| 2005 | Broken Flowers | On credits as 'idea inspired from' |
External links
Gene Markopoulos, "A Few Remarks on Sara Driver's 'Sleepwalk'", in: ART IN SOCIETY, No.5 (http://www.art-in-society.de/AS5/GMSD.html)
Andreas Weiland, "Sleepwalk. Notes on A Film by Sara Driver", in: ART IN SOCIETY, No.5 (http://www.art-in-society.de/AS5/SW/sw.html)
