In a world of Dave Chappelles and JK Rowlings, be a Will Ferrell. The comedian and actor is getting praise for a moving new Netflix documentary that he filmed with his longtime friend Harper after she came out as transgender.
Netflix released the trailer for the duo’s road trip flick Will & Harper. The film arrives on the streaming service on September 27.
Will & Harper premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it got glowing reviews. It’s currently got a 100% rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
Will and Harper met three decades ago
The synopsis reads, “Two years ago, Will Ferrell was filming a movie when he received a most surprising email.
“His dear friend of nearly 30 years was coming out to him as a trans woman. That friend was Harper Steele, a writer Will met on his first day at Saturday Night Live back in 1995.
“From that fateful first meeting in the halls of 30 Rock, Will knew he had found a match made in comedy. Their friendship and creative partnership would only continue to grow over the next three decades.
“In this intimate, honest, and heartfelt documentary, Will and Harper hit the open road together to process this new stage of their friendship and reintroduce Harper to the country that she loves – this time, as herself.”
In the documentary, Will and Harper drive from New York to LA in 16 days. On the way, they visit “stops that are meaningful to them, to their friendship, and to America.”
“Through laughter, tears, and many cans of Pringles, they push past their comfort zones as they re-examine their relationships to these spaces, and to each other, in this new light,” the synopsis reads.
will ferrell has done what adults are supposed to do. he educated himself. he didn’t run off and bury himself in paranoid conspiracies and comforting lies. he didn’t search for confirmation of biases. https://t.co/F1P8wQTtWy
— รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ ️ (@SloaneFragment) September 6, 2024
Will Ferrell deciding to educate himself and others as well as supporting and loving Harper unconditionally when she came out to him really puts some other comedians to shame, huh. https://t.co/6fDgcnaIte
— Nerd Girl Says (@Rachael_Conrad) September 5, 2024
In a world full of J.K. Rowling’s be a Will Ferrell. https://t.co/xrIU4FO2i8
— Liberal Lisa in Oklahoma (@lisa_liberal) September 5, 2024
Will & Harper is streaming on Netflix from September 27.
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This is an inspiration to all communities about inclusion and confirming that people that come out as gay , trans or whateverrrr to their friends and family are still the same people inside.