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Will & Harper
Will & Harper is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Josh Greenbaum and following actor Will Ferrell and writer Harper Steele as the duo make a 17-day road trip across the United States, the latter having recently completed a gender transition. It was produced by Jessica Elbaum, Ferrell, Greenbaum, Christopher Leggett, and Rafael Marmor.
Will & Harper premiered at the 40th Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2024, received a limited theatrical release in the United States on September 13, and began streaming worldwide on Netflix on September 27. It received positive reviews from critics and was named one of the top 5 documentary films of 2024 by the National Board of Review. The film won a Peabody Award at the 85th Annual Ceremony.
In 2021, Will Ferrell received an email from his longtime friend and Saturday Night Live colleague Harper Steele in which she came out as transgender. Two years later, Steele and Ferrell meet with Steele's daughters at a restaurant before beginning their road trip. The pair start in New York City, where they visit Studio 8H and have a reunion with several SNL cast members and alumni.
Ferrell and Steele travel to Washington, D.C., then talk about Steele's identity and their friendship in a parking lot where they briefly meet a fan. At Beech Grove, Indiana, they attend a basketball game where they encounter Governor Eric Holcomb. Soon after, they learn Holcomb has signed into law a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors in Indiana, and hear other reports of anti-trans laws in the country.
In Peoria, Illinois, they meet Dana, another trans woman who transitioned later in life. Dana explains that her childhood was burdened by the mismatch between her gender identity and others' perceptions.
On the way to Iowa City, Iowa, Steele and Ferrell contact Kristen Wiig and ask her to write a song for their road trip. Once in Iowa City, they meet with Steele's sister, Eleanor. Steele recounts a story of being given frilly bell-bottoms by Eleanor, loving them, but ultimately not wearing them after receiving homophobic slurs for it. Steele also recalls her childhood as she looks through baby photos, visits her childhood home, and rides a unicycle.
They next go to Meeker, Oklahoma, where Steele enters a dive bar alone, before later being joined by Ferrell upon her request. Following this, they go to a steakhouse in Amarillo, Texas where the social media comments are revealed to be filled with prejudice against Steele. Ferrell dresses up as Sherlock Holmes in the hopes of getting a laugh out of the audience, but also unintentionally draws attention to Harper and her trans identity. Though Ferrell now looks back on the encounter as being extremely transphobic, he was unable to resonate with Steele's fears in the moment. Everyone crowds around Ferrell due to his fame. As they continue on their trip afterwards, Steele admits to previously having suicidal thoughts, which had made her swear off from buying a gun.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, they ride a hot-air balloon with Will Forte. After, they go to Grand Canyon National Park, where the woman taking their picture shares that she is a retired therapist and once had a patient with gender dysphoria, but was regrettably close-minded towards them. Their next stop is Las Vegas, where they go to SW Steakhouse; Steele buys a dress and has her makeup done, while Ferrell buys a wig and mustache to disguise himself. During their dinner, Steele acknowledges that while Ferrell being her companion is why she has not received much open transphobia, it has also given her self-confidence.
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Will & Harper
Will & Harper is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Josh Greenbaum and following actor Will Ferrell and writer Harper Steele as the duo make a 17-day road trip across the United States, the latter having recently completed a gender transition. It was produced by Jessica Elbaum, Ferrell, Greenbaum, Christopher Leggett, and Rafael Marmor.
Will & Harper premiered at the 40th Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2024, received a limited theatrical release in the United States on September 13, and began streaming worldwide on Netflix on September 27. It received positive reviews from critics and was named one of the top 5 documentary films of 2024 by the National Board of Review. The film won a Peabody Award at the 85th Annual Ceremony.
In 2021, Will Ferrell received an email from his longtime friend and Saturday Night Live colleague Harper Steele in which she came out as transgender. Two years later, Steele and Ferrell meet with Steele's daughters at a restaurant before beginning their road trip. The pair start in New York City, where they visit Studio 8H and have a reunion with several SNL cast members and alumni.
Ferrell and Steele travel to Washington, D.C., then talk about Steele's identity and their friendship in a parking lot where they briefly meet a fan. At Beech Grove, Indiana, they attend a basketball game where they encounter Governor Eric Holcomb. Soon after, they learn Holcomb has signed into law a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors in Indiana, and hear other reports of anti-trans laws in the country.
In Peoria, Illinois, they meet Dana, another trans woman who transitioned later in life. Dana explains that her childhood was burdened by the mismatch between her gender identity and others' perceptions.
On the way to Iowa City, Iowa, Steele and Ferrell contact Kristen Wiig and ask her to write a song for their road trip. Once in Iowa City, they meet with Steele's sister, Eleanor. Steele recounts a story of being given frilly bell-bottoms by Eleanor, loving them, but ultimately not wearing them after receiving homophobic slurs for it. Steele also recalls her childhood as she looks through baby photos, visits her childhood home, and rides a unicycle.
They next go to Meeker, Oklahoma, where Steele enters a dive bar alone, before later being joined by Ferrell upon her request. Following this, they go to a steakhouse in Amarillo, Texas where the social media comments are revealed to be filled with prejudice against Steele. Ferrell dresses up as Sherlock Holmes in the hopes of getting a laugh out of the audience, but also unintentionally draws attention to Harper and her trans identity. Though Ferrell now looks back on the encounter as being extremely transphobic, he was unable to resonate with Steele's fears in the moment. Everyone crowds around Ferrell due to his fame. As they continue on their trip afterwards, Steele admits to previously having suicidal thoughts, which had made her swear off from buying a gun.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, they ride a hot-air balloon with Will Forte. After, they go to Grand Canyon National Park, where the woman taking their picture shares that she is a retired therapist and once had a patient with gender dysphoria, but was regrettably close-minded towards them. Their next stop is Las Vegas, where they go to SW Steakhouse; Steele buys a dress and has her makeup done, while Ferrell buys a wig and mustache to disguise himself. During their dinner, Steele acknowledges that while Ferrell being her companion is why she has not received much open transphobia, it has also given her self-confidence.