Pat Scola

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 Year Title Director Notes 2015 A Beautiful Now Daniela Amavia Credited as Patrick Scola 2016 Southside with You Richard Tanne 2017 Maya Dardel Zachary CotlerMagdalena Zyzak Credited as Patrick Scola And Then I Go Vincent Grashaw 2018 Monsters and Men Reinaldo Marcus Green 2021 Pig Michael Sarnoski 1st of 3 collaborations with Sarnoski Mother/Android Mattson Tomlin Credited as Patrick Scola 2023 We Grown Now Minhal Baig Sing Sing Greg Kwedar 2024 A Quiet Place: Day One Michael Sarnoski 2025 Lurker Alex Russell 2026 The Death of Robin Hood Michael Sarnoski