We Are Pat
First screened in October 2025
Director: Ro Haber. Documentary about trans* comedians and commentators working through the complex legacy of Julia Sweeney's "Pat," Saturday Night Live's polarizing, gender-nonconforming icon. Cast: Julia Sweeney, River Butcher, Grace Freud, April Clark, Brontez Purnell, Nori Reed, JD Samson, James Tom, Hayden Johnson, Roz Hernandez, Esther Fallick, Pink Foxx, River Gallo, Nico Carney, Robin Tran, Murray Hill, Jules Gill-Peterson, Joey Soloway. Screenplay: Hannah Buck and Ro Haber.

   
Photo © 2025 Museum & Crane
In Brief: Processing session as communal party. Study of a vexed character becomes a tribute to art, inconsistency, disagreement.

VOR: ④  Hard to imagine a richer sifting of these particular legacies and questions—or a better model of principled but open-minded cultural auditing.

Grade: B+

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