Pat Scola is an American cinematographer.

A native of New York, Scola developed his interest in photography during his high school days and working in its darkroom. Scola would go on to attend Emerson College, graduating in 2008.

Scola worked as cinematographer for several music videos from artists such as The Weeknd and J. Cole.

For his work on the film Pig (2021) directed by Michael Sarnoski, Scola received critical acclaim, and was awarded the American Society of Cinematographers Spotlight Award. Scola would collaborate with Sanorski again on A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), and The Death of Robin Hood (2026). Additional credits include Monsters and Men (2018), We Grown Now (2023), for which he earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography, and Sing Sing (2023), earning a nomination for the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2015A Beautiful NowDaniela AmaviaCredited as Patrick Scola
2016Southside with YouRichard Tanne
2017Maya DardelZachary Cotler Magdalena ZyzakCredited as Patrick Scola
And Then I GoVincent Grashaw
2018Monsters and MenReinaldo Marcus Green
2021PigMichael Sarnoski1st of 3 collaborations with Sarnoski
Mother/AndroidMattson TomlinCredited as Patrick Scola
2023We Grown NowMinhal Baig
Sing SingGreg Kwedar
2024A Quiet Place: Day OneMichael Sarnoski
2025LurkerAlex Russell
2026The Death of Robin HoodMichael Sarnoski

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