"The entertainment culture has taught us to have a flippant attitude that trans people aren't real people," Ferrell says. "It's silly. It's make-believe. Obviously, we're getting

On the scene at the New York premiere of “Will & Harper,” where Ferrell and his transgender comedy friend Harper Steele spoke about how the film could save lives.

As an accessible insight into trans lives, and possibly the first trans film some will encounter when browsing Netflix, Will & Harper succeeds in its emotional honesty.