We Are Pat
We Are Pat
Release: 2025-06-08
·Runtime: 92m
Documentary
Pat, the evasive, androgynous character made famous on Saturday Night Live by Julia Sweeney, was an inescapable figure in 1990s pop culture. As a child, filmmaker Ro Haber became obsessed with Pat—a character whose popularity stemmed from making others uncomfortable by defying gender norms. Decades later, and now an out trans filmmaker, Haber still grapples with Pat’s legacy. Thirty-five years after It’s Pat first aired, Haber assembles a group of queer and trans comedians, writers, and even Sweeney herself to revisit the character. Through conversation and critique, they aim not to erase Pat but to reframe them, transforming a symbol of ridicule into one of reflection and empowerment.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Impact Partners
Museum & Crane
AGC Studios
The Harnisch Foundation
The deNovo Initiative
Institute
InMaat Productions
Cast
Kevin Nealon
as Self
Esther Fallick
as Self
Grace Freud
as Self
Brontez Purnell
as Self
Rowan Haber
as Self
Julia Sweeney
as Self
Abby McEnany
as Self
River Gallo
as Self
River Butcher
as Self
Molly Kearney
as Self
Roz Hernandez
as Self
Murray Hill
as Self
Joey Soloway
as Self
Jes Tom
as Self
Ever Mainard
as Self
Nico Carney
as Self
Sabrina Wu
as Self
Crew
Lauren Greenfield
Executive Producer
Rowan Haber
Director, Producer
Bill Harnisch
Executive Producer
Ruth Ann Harnisch
Executive Producer
Jenny Raskin
Executive Producer
Lilly Wachowski
Executive Producer
Nathan Punwar
Consulting Editor
Marci Wiseman
Executive Producer
Daniel J. Chalfen
Executive Producer
Stuart Ford
Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer