The tears come quickly in Will & Harper and thats from just watching the trailer.In their moving new documentary Will & Harper, comedian Will Ferrell joins his close friend Harper Steele on a cross-country road trip, realizing revelations about their long friendship and Harpers transition to this new version of yourself, in the comedians heartfelt words. Related The 20 inspiring LGBTQ+ documentaries show queerness in bold living color LGBTQ+ documentaries can be informative, enlightening, moving, funny, sad or all of these at once. The road trip is a two-hander, in Hollywoods nomenclature. Josh Greenbaum directed the pic, which comes out on September 27 on Netflix. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today The pair met on the day Ferrell was hired onto Saturday Night Live, where Steele was head writer on the show. A long and close friendship blossomed.Ferrell says, one day, he received an email from his old friend.Hey Will, something I need you to know. Ill be transitioning to live as a woman.'It was just, whoa, Ferrell said in response to the news.I dont doubt that Will is my friend, but Im not Andrew Steele anymore, Harper shares in the film.Wed go to Lakers games, go on road trips together, surprise each other at random little bars in costume, Ferrell told Netflix. It was the Anchormans idea to capture this chapter of their friendship in a documentary.What if we went on a road trip together, giving her a chance to go into a cowboy bar or whatever places she misses, and I can be by her side and lend support as a friend? Ferrell thought. At the same time, it would give us a chance to reconnect, and figure out what this transition means to our relationship.Steele said, I didnt just want to come out in places like New York or LA and forever live on either coast. I love the whole country. Its my country, and I wanted to feel a little safer being in it. And I thought that going across the country with Will Ferrell would help me. Thats the privilege I have knowing Will Ferrell. Reviews have been rapturous.WhatWill & Harperis, at its heart, is a portrait of a friendship and how the fundamentals of a deep and lasting bond doesnt change even when the people within it do. That alone makes it worth the trip, wrote David Fear for Rolling Stone.Emotional, funny, and charged with a sense of vulnerability, Will & Harper is a beautiful thing, said Tomris Laffley at Harpers Bazaar.And Richard Lawson at Vanity wrote, The films greatest strength is the way it grants access to a topic many are deliberately ignorant about. Ideally, Will & Harper will invite in the people who most need to hear Steeles testimony.