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*Pre-sales only - orders to be fulfilled in June 2026
[Watch the trailer &/or view full credit listings]
Director: Rowan Haber
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 “Saturday Night Live."
WE ARE PAT explores the evolution of gender identity and comedy from the ‘90s to the present day through the lens of the iconic “Saturday Night Live” sketch, It’s Pat. The film examines Pat’s origins as a joke rooted in the 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?
WHAT’S ON THE DRIVE
+A file of this rad film!
+The SP26 Collection Shorts Package
+Our digital catalog
Presented in partnership with Impact Partners & Tribeca Films.
*Pre-sales only - orders to be fulfilled in June 2026
[Watch the trailer &/or view full credit listings]
Director: Rowan Haber
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 “Saturday Night Live."
WE ARE PAT explores the evolution of gender identity and comedy from the ‘90s to the present day through the lens of the iconic “Saturday Night Live” sketch, It’s Pat. The film examines Pat’s origins as a joke rooted in the 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?
WHAT’S ON THE DRIVE
+A file of this rad film!
+The SP26 Collection Shorts Package
+Our digital catalog
Presented in partnership with Impact Partners & Tribeca Films.
