You Are Not I
1981·Drama·49m
7.1
★
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. Then the real story begins...
Directed by Sara Driver
woman director
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Cast
Suzanne Fletcher
Ethel
Evelyn Smith
Mrs. Schultz
Nan Goldin
accident victim
Felice Rosser
dead body
Crew
Sara Driver
Director
Sara Driver
Writer
Jim Jarmusch
Writer
Sara Driver
Editor
Jim Jarmusch
Director of Photography
Jim Jarmusch
Producer
Sara Driver
Producer
Paul Bowles
Short Story
Nan Goldin
Still Photographer
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
Pavlo Huk
7.0★ · 05/12/26
Creepy.
Creepy.
Avita Ruby
7.0★ · 03/23/26
Of course. This is just in men's world.
Of course. This is just in men's world.
Gabriel Silva
8.1★ · 07/04/25
The droning atmospheric noise of You Are Not I builds a sense of unease. This film from Driver is clearly a student work, but an overly ambitious one which pays off in dividends thanks to its sound designand its editing. The two combined make for an unnerving film that captures the body as an extension of mind. The world around us is uncertain and the mind cannot be fully trusted to parse it, so how can we trust that this “world of man” can be trusted, truly in a Platoian fashion
The droning atmospheric noise of You Are Not I builds a sense of unease. This film from Driver is clearly a student work, but an overly ambitious one which pays off in dividends thanks to its sound designand its editing. The two combined make for an unnerving film that captures the body as an extension of mind. The world around us is uncertain and the mind cannot be fully trusted to parse it, so how can we trust that this “world of man” can be trusted, truly in a Platoian fashion
Meena
9.8★ · 04/27/25
I’ll never forget this film.
This movie feels like walking through a dream you don’t understand but can’t get out of. Everything looks a little wrong, like the world got flipped sideways and nobody noticed. Sara Driver puts you inside Eileen’s mind, and it’s scary, but also kind of beautiful in a sad way. It’s short, but it sticks with you, like a weird memory you’re not sure really happened. I couldn’t stop thinking about it after it ended, it’s the kind of film that leaves a weird, heavy feeling in your chest.
This movie feels like walking through a dream you don’t understand but can’t get out of. Everything looks a little wrong, like the world got flipped sideways and nobody noticed. Sara Driver puts you inside Eileen’s mind, and it’s scary, but also kind of beautiful in a sad way. It’s short, but it sticks with you, like a weird memory you’re not sure really happened. I couldn’t stop thinking about it after it ended, it’s the kind of film that leaves a weird, heavy feeling in your chest.
I’ll never forget this film.
This movie feels like walking through a dream you don’t understand but can’t get out of. Everything looks a little wrong, like the world got flipped sideways and nobody noticed. Sara Driver puts you inside Eileen’s mind, and it’s scary, but also kind of beautiful in a sad way. It’s short, but it sticks with you, like a weird memory you’re not sure really happened. I couldn’t stop thinking about it after it ended, it’s the kind of film that leaves a weird, heavy feeling in your chest.
This movie feels like walking through a dream you don’t understand but can’t get out of. Everything looks a little wrong, like the world got flipped sideways and nobody noticed. Sara Driver puts you inside Eileen’s mind, and it’s scary, but also kind of beautiful in a sad way. It’s short, but it sticks with you, like a weird memory you’re not sure really happened. I couldn’t stop thinking about it after it ended, it’s the kind of film that leaves a weird, heavy feeling in your chest.
Tony Hightower
8.0★ · 05/27/24
I reckon there's two types of people in this world. I'm the kind where... this really spoke to me. I emphathized with the escapee completely, and trusted her, even in (especially in) her obviously subjective reality.
This feels like a student film final submission that definitely earned an A grade. (It's also immediately my favorite film with Jim Jarmusch's name on it. Also: Nan Goldin! Luc(y) Sante!) Absolutely worth hunting down.
This feels like a student film final submission that definitely earned an A grade. (It's also immediately my favorite film with Jim Jarmusch's name on it. Also: Nan Goldin! Luc(y) Sante!) Absolutely worth hunting down.
I reckon there's two types of people in this world. I'm the kind where... this really spoke to me. I emphathized with the escapee completely, and trusted her, even in (especially in) her obviously subjective reality.
This feels like a student film final submission that definitely earned an A grade. (It's also immediately my favorite film with Jim Jarmusch's name on it. Also: Nan Goldin! Luc(y) Sante!) Absolutely worth hunting down.
This feels like a student film final submission that definitely earned an A grade. (It's also immediately my favorite film with Jim Jarmusch's name on it. Also: Nan Goldin! Luc(y) Sante!) Absolutely worth hunting down.