We Are Pat

Ohio Premiere

Showings

Festival tickets go on sale March 18, with visionaries and members receiving early access for ticket purchase.

April 10, 2026

5:00 pm – 6:28 pm

Cedar Lee Theatre

April 12, 2026

2:45 pm – 4:13 pm

Playhouse Square Campus

CSU Screening Room at the Idea Center (Floor 6)

About This Film

Festival Year: 2026

Run Time: 88 Minutes

Film Type: Feature

Animated: No

Genre: Documentary

Countr(ies): USA

Language: English

English Subtitles: No

Captions: Closed

Film Overview

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?

Programmer's Comment:

"Cue the music!: “A lot people say, “What’s that?” It’s Pat! A lot of people ask, “Who’s he? Or she?” ……It’s time for androgyny. Here comes Pat!" – Samira