We Are Pat is a tale of obsession, transness and how art ages over time told through the thick spectacles of the 1990s cult character Pat from SNL.

We Are Pat is a feature length documentary exploring the evolution of gender identity and comedy from the 90s to now through the lens of the iconic SNL sketch, It’s Pat. The film examines Pat’s origins as a joke rooted in cultural anxiety of the 90s around gender while drawing striking parallels to today’s culture wars around transness and queerness. Trans and non-binary comedians and culture-makers reimagine and rewrite the original Pat sketches, using camp and humor to reclaim and re-envision an iconic character in American comedy. The film explores humor as both a tool of oppression and a radical force for change. Beyond comedy, We Are Pat raises complex questions: How does art age? What responsibility does a creator have as cultural values evolve? Can we reclaim narratives that once mocked us, transforming pain into laughter, visibility, and ultimately, our own creations?

Directed by Rowan Haber

Produced by Caryn Capotosto and Rowan Haber 

SCREENINGS

Date Theatre City/State
May 23 Hollywood Improv Los Angeles, CA
May 29 - June 3 DCTV New York City, NY
June 5 - June 11 The Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe, NM
June 12 Cape Ann Cinema Rockport, MA
June 13 Out Film CT: Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival Hartford, CT
June 18 Wexner Center for the Arts Columbus, Ohio
June 18 Ojai Playhouse Ojai, CA
June 19 Circle Cinema Tulsa, OK
June 19 - June 21 Rainbow Visions Edmonton Edmonton, Canada
June 22 Space Art Gallery Portland, ME
June 26 - July 28 Cinema Paradiso Hollywood, FL
June 28 Vidiots Los Angeles, CA
July 2 Chelsea Theater Chapel Hill, NC
July 2 National Women's Music Festival Evanston, IL
July 11 Rainbow Film Festival Honolulu, HI

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Hard copies of WE ARE PAT with bonus features & never before seen reimaged Pat sketches will be available for sale at this screening through the grassroots indie distributor Video Store•Age.

WAP Past Festivals

PAST FESTIVALS

Date Festival
June 4 - 15, 2025 Tribeca Festival
June 18 - 28, 2025 Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
September 11 - 21, 2025 Out on Screen: Vancouver Queer Film Festival
September 16 - 21, 2025 EXPOSURES Montreal
September 18 - 21, 2025 Dialogues Documentary Festival, Milwaukee
September 25 - October 5, 2025 Out on Film: Atlanta LGBTQ Film Festival
October 10 - 18, 2025 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
October 10 - 12, 2025 Out Here Dayton Film Fest
October 15 - 26, 2025 Chicago International Film Festival
October 23 - 28, 2025 New Orleans Film Festival / New Orleans Film Society
November 6 - 9, 2025 Outfest: Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival
November 13 - 23, 2025 IDFA: International Documentary Film Festival
November 13 - 23, 2025 Melbourne Queer Film Festival
January 2 - 12, 2026 Palm Springs International Film Festival
March 5 - 15, 2026 Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
March 14, 2026 International Film Festival of Ottawa
March 18 - 29, 2026 BFI Flare
March 18 - 22, 2026 Thin Line Fest
April 8 - 19, 2026 Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF)
April 9 - 18, 2026 Cleveland International Film Festival
April 9 - 19, 2026 Phoenix Film Festival
April 16 - 19, 2026 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
April 23 - 28, 2026 SLO Film Fest: San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
May 8 - 9, 2026 Reel Affirmations: DC's International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
May 22 - 31, 2026 Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival
June 3, 2026 Utah Film Center
June 13, 2026 Out Film CT: Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival
June 18, 2026 Wexner Center for the Arts
June 19 - 21, 2026 Rainbow Visions Edmonton

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WE ARE PAT

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Presentation Credits
A Museum & Crane Production
In Association With
Impact Partners The Harnisch Foundation
In Association With
The deNovo Initiative InMaat Foundation
In Association With
Institute
Executive Producers
Bill & Ruth Ann Harnisch - The Harnisch Foundation Meadow Fund Geralyn White Dreyfous Jenny Raskin Pierre Hauser
Executive Producers
J Winkelried Eric Kuhn Beth Levison
Executive Producers
Chandra Jessee Rebecca Lichtenfeld Marci Wiseman Daniel J. Chalfen Dawn Bonder
Executive Producers
Lilly Wachowski Shauna Schmunk
Executive Producers
Lauren Greenfield & Frank Evers
Executive Producers
Stuart Ford Lourdes Diaz Caroline Libresco
Produced By
Caryn Capotosto p.g.a. Rowan Haber p.g.a
Directed By
Rowan Haber
Film Credits
Co-Executive Producers
Kelsey Koenig Eric Szmanda Kirsten Vangsness JanaLee Cherneski Ashlin Hatch Sam Paige Davis
Co-Producers
Ryan Cunningham Katherine Fisher Leo DiSantis
Directors of Photography
Christine Ng Mego Lin
Original Music by
Erick Del Aguila
Written by
Rowan Haber Hannah Buck
Edited by
Hannah Buck
Additional Editing by
Alex Bohs Tovah Leibowitz
Consulting Editor
Nathan Punwar
Graphics & Visual Effects
Fons Schiedon
Archival Producer
Brydie O'Conner
Associate Producer
McKarah Dreyfous
Production Designer
Forrest Scherer
Costume Designers
Foreste Jean Robbie Lundegard
Art Director
Leah Mann
Featuring
Karam Ahn Joey Ally Ally Beardsley Lee Blankenship River Butcher Nico Carney April Clark Enza Catalano Cassidy Clark Linden Crawford Olly Eley Esther Fallick Pink Foxx Grace Freud Jules Gill-Peterson River Gallo Roz Hernandez Murray Hill Hayden Johnson Ocean Vashti Jude Molly Kearney Janaya Future Khan Kahea Kiwaha Peri Lapidus Ever Mainard Nick Marx Abby McEnany Riylan Mills S Morales Kevin Nealon Shadi Petosky Honey Pluton Reid Pope Brontez Purnell Nori Reed Jed Samer JD Samson Joey Soloway Julia Sweeney James Tom Robin Tran Sabrina Wu Tyris Winter
Made with the generous support of Impact Partners and its following members
Barbara & Eric Dobkin Natasha & David Dolby Nina & David Fialkow The Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation John H. N. Fisher & Jennifer Caldwell Scott & Molly Forstall Bill & Ruth Ann Harnisch - The Harnisch Foundation Pierre Hauser The Lewis Foundation Nion McEvoy & Leslie Berriman Meadow Fund Meryl Metni, Ubiquitous EG Jennifer Pelling Bill & Eva Price Kristen Schlott Shah Family Foundation The Susan Stein Shiva Foundation Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros The StoryBoard Collective Christine Woodhouse & Seth Woodhouse
For Impact Partners
Amy Augustino / Chief Operating Officer Chris Boeckmann / Head of Development Skye Ward / Operations Manager Chelsea Williams / Development Manager
With Support From
AGC Breaking Through the Lens Level Ground Productions Culture House The Gotham Week SF Film Invest The Humanities Sustainability Fellowship through the Sundance Institute Artist Accelerator Program.
Field Producer
Kris Belskey
Set Decorator
Rachel Mueller
Set Dresser
Dani Gellis
Additional Photography By
Carmen Delaney Laura Jansen Jih-E Peng
"B" Camera Operators
Brandon Amaya Andy Chen Meg Kettell Vivian Lau
1st AC
Thom Cameron Megan Pham Ed Tran Summer Sierra Camilla Foschi
2nd AC
Jeanna Kim
Sound Mixers
Catherine Hood Casey Minatrea Dennis Hamlin Kurt Pierce Luiza Sa Taylor Tosh Jae Kim Tammy Douglas
Boom Operator
Chris Sinn
Gaffers
Yessica Curiel-Montoya Kishan Patel Anderson Ko Lisa Tom
Best Boy Electric
Matt Kleppner
Best Boy Grip
Brandon Amaya
Key Grips
Brook Lee Karner Natalie Larkowski Ali Sayago
Props
Avery Pham
Set Dresser
Rachel Mueller
Lead Man
William "Patty" Scullin
Swing
Yessi Garibay Adam Merritt Gian-Alberto Perez
Assistant Costume Designer
Gabriela Alas
Makeup Artists
Rakhil Shamailova Jennifer Quinteros Alex Pahl Skinner
Production Assistants
Noah Brockman Josie Dichter
Lead Assistant Editor
Jim Rosenthal
Second Assistant Editors
Hugo Alvarez SteevJBrown
Production Coordinator
Gina Young
Editorial Support
Kevin Oliver Joan LaDuca
DIT
Silas Perry
Post Production Supervisor
Jim Rosenthal
End Credit Designer
SteevJBrown
Audio Post Production
Ugosound Studios
Supervising Sound Editor & Re-recording Mixer
Ugo Derouard, CAS, MPSE
Dialogue Editor
Christopher T. Welch
Sound Effect Editor
Justin M. Green
Voice Over Recording Engineers
Michael Martini
Sound Ingest
Zoe Estes
Studio Assistants
Liam Newman Robin Barreto-Mayd
Color and Finish
Company 3
Supervising Colorist
Jill Bogdanowicz
Colorist
Justin White
Finishing Producer
Scott Salamon
Workflow Specialist
Hunter Furnish
Color Assistant
Elijah Howard
Image Scientist
Emily Faw
Finishing Executive
Lindsey Arnold
CO3 President
Stefan Sonnenfeld
Trailer editor
Jess Kostuik
Social Media Management & Design
Ride or Cry
Outreach & Engagement
Secret Order Studios Raimy Rosenduft Ovi Rosenstein
Music Supervisor
Jennifer Lanchart Syncalicious Music
Music Consultant
Taylor Rowley
Musicians
Violins - Max Taboada, Reina Dios, John Durán, Ío Zamalloa Violas - Pamela Mañueco, Italo Pérez Meneses Cello - Leo Barraza Orchestra Contractor - Jana Paredes Harp - Eve Matin Piano - Francisco Haya Saxophone - Martín Escalante Vocals - Karina Castillo, Susana Fátima, Gala Brie Bass - Teté Leguía, Arturo Valdez Drums and Percussion - Richard Ángeles Congas - Edú Campos Timbales - Dwight Vinces Vocals, Guitars, Synth, Rhodes, Bass, Percussion, Conductor - Erick Del Aguila Recording Engineer - Richard Angeles, Andrés Zevallos Music Programming - Lorenzo Tapia
Legal Services Provided by
Bianca Grimshaw / Granderson Des Rochers, LLP
Legal Services Provided by
Donaldson Callif Perez Madison Karsenty Chris Perez
Accounting Services
Wheeler & Bi, CPA Lutz & Carr
Fiscal Sponsor
Utah Film. Center
Grant Writer
Maia Harris
Caterer
Humble Beginnings Catering
Publicity
Chris Albert, Albert Media Group Felicia Wong, CLU Collective Communications
Distribution Publicity
Cinematic Red PR Annie Jeeves
Theatrical Booking
Fourth Act Films Mia Bruno Eliana Kahn
Special Thanks
Alex Gootter JJ Stafford Amanda Spain Lauren Cioffi April Shih Lawrence Mattis BJ Levin Margie Brinales Carmen James Michelle Halac Chase Joynt Morgan Neville Elaine Korn Paul Simms Danielle Motor Samantha Curley Frank Bennett Sandy, Joe and Jojo Haber Gino Salomone Sarah Flores Ian Desai Sera Sloane and Dash Lippman Karim Ahmad Laura Horak Stephanie Adams-Santos Maggie Hennefeld Eve Ng Beth Pickens Cael Keegan Emma Warner Hajnal Molnar-Szakacs Mike Perry Jenni Olson Savannah Knoop Dave Foley Terrence Dugan Jen Blake Ella Yurman Jim Emerson Liz Latty Jamie Wolf Suzanne Abate Nathalie Seaver Elaine Hui Jenny Raymond Gina Young
Music Credits
Music Credits
“Best Things In Life” Written by Sylvia Wilburn Salas Performed by The Dreamliners Courtesy of The Numero Group
"Spring Is Coming With A Strawberry In The Mouth” Written by Roger Doyle, Elena Pilar Lopez Performed by Operating Theatre Courtesy of Roger Doyle
"Theme from "A Summer Place”" Written by Max Steiner Published by WC Music Corp. Performed by Percy Faith and his Orchestra Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment
“I Hear A New World" Written by Robert George Meek Published by Music Sales Corporation o/b/o Ivy Music Ltd. Performed by Joe Meek/The Bluemen Courtesy of Cherry Red Records
"Small Gulp” Written by Garo Nahoulakian and Bea Parks Courtesy of Extreme Music
"Rocking Horse" Written by Brian Bennett Courtesy of APM Music on behalf of Sony Music Publishing

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