United States • d: Josh Greenbaum • R • 1h 55m
When comedian Will Ferrell and comedy writer Harper Steele met at Saturday Night Live in the 90s, they became close collaborators and the best of friends. But when Steele comes out as a transwoman at age 61, Will realizes he’s missed out on a huge part of his friend’s life, so the two set out on a trip reconnect. Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) chronicles their cross-country adventure, as Steele does what she’s always loved best—exploring country roads, dive bars, roadside diners, beer-drinking and people-watching off the beaten path—all for the first time as a woman. Though this trip with two very funny people can be hilarious, it’s not all laughs—the attention the pair receives is not always welcome. They visit states where anti-trans bills are being signed into law; some social interactions turn awkward and even scary. But Ferrell and Steele, speaking with extraordinary candor throughout, also discover a surprising level of acceptance and love. Cinema has never seen a buddy movie like this.
About the Telluride Film Festival
The Telluride Film Festival has been, for the last 50 years, a celebration of the art of film: honoring the great masters of the cinema, discovering the rare and unknown, bringing new works by the world’s greatest directors and the latest in American independent film to a small mountain town in Colorado. The New York Times called Telluride “the smallest, most original, and most stimulating of the major festivals,” while Entertainment Tonight simply said it was “the world’s best festival.”
About Telluride By The Sea
The Music Hall and the Telluride Film Festival collaborate on an exclusive presentation of six new features, brought directly from their Colorado debuts. This unique and intimate Portsmouth event treats audience members from across the Northeast to an exclusive peek into the Telluride experience—packing one September weekend in Portsmouth with the latest international cinema, private parties, great music, delicious food, and inspired conversations with other cinephiles of all ages, tastes, and backgrounds.
Schedule
Fri., 9/13 • 7pm • Conclave
Sat., 9/14 • 1pm • Memoir of a Snail
Sat., 9/14 • 3:30pm • Nickel Boys
Sat., 9/14 • 7:30pm • Saturday Night
Sun., 9/15 • 12pm • The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Sun., 9/15 • 4pm • Will & Harper
Sun., 9/15 • 7:30pm • Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
