Remember “Pat,” that divisive SNL character from the ’90s? A new documentary is cracking it back open.

“We Are Pat,” directed by Rowan Haber, starts its theatrical run May 29 in New York before expanding nationwide this summer. Tribeca Films will release it digitally June 23.

The film revisits Julia Sweeney’s androgynous character, which became an SNL phenomenon before facing backlash as conversations around trans and non-binary identity evolved. But instead of just rehashing the controversy, Haber assembles an all-trans writers room to create a brand new 2025 Pat sketch.

“I was interested in what happens when you don’t try to resolve a cultural artifact, but instead reopen it and see what’s still alive inside it,” Haber says.

The doc features interviews with Sweeney herself, Kevin Nealon, and a roster of trans comics including Molly Kearney, Murray Hill, Sabrina Wu, and River Gallo. Even Sweeney admits she didn’t know if the film would be “sympathetic or problematic,” adding it’s “so much deeper and richer and more provocative than I ever imagined.”

The producing team includes Emmy winner Caryn Capotosto (“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”) with executive producers Alan Cumming and Lilly Wachowski.

For indie filmmakers tackling cultural reckonings, this is how you do it: with nuance, humor, and the people most affected leading the conversation.