Exclusive: Will Ferrell’s Stepmom Gets Emotional Discussing His New Documentary | Entertainment

Will Ferrell's mother and father are main followers of his new documentary.

The actor's father, Roy Lee Ferrell, and stepmother, Karen Ferrell, inform PEOPLE on the Los Angeles premiere of Will & Harper on Thursday, Sept. 19, that that they've already seen his new documentary twice earlier than.

“You know, this is the third time that we've seen it, and I was telling someone today about it, and just telling them about it, I got chills, and I'm ready to cry again and laugh again,” Karen says of the brand new movie, which covers as cross-country street journey Will, 57, took together with his longtime pal and former Saturday Night Live author Harper Steele following her choice to return out as transgender.

“I say it makes me feel so hopeful for the world. It's what we need right now in a lot of different ways,” Karen provides of the film. “I think this is so important, and just what an idea that we'll have just… And we love Harper. We've known her for a long, long time.”

Roy, a musician, provides that Harper's story rings near house given how lengthy they've recognized her.

“Having known somebody for 30 years, it's different than if you read about something in the paper, you know? It's a personal thing,” he tells PEOPLE. “Plus, these gentlemen, these little lady and gentleman, they're comedy writers. They'll be saying something brilliantly funny and, all of a sudden, there'll be something very poignant, very sweet.”

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“And I got my handkerchief, he adds of seeing the movie. “The first time I noticed it, after it was over, I could not even discuss.”

Will & Harper, which performed at this 12 months's Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival previous to its upcoming Netflix launch, additionally options appearances from SNL alums Seth Meyers, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Colin Jost, Will Forte, Molly Shannon, Tim Meadows and Paula Pell. The film was filmed throughout a 16-day street journey from New York City to L.A., per an official synopsis.

Will himself confirmed how a lot the challenge — and Harper's friendship — meant to him as he advised PEOPLE on the purple carpet that he might “talk about this movie forever.”

“The questions that were asked and the reaction that it's getting and that she's getting for being so courageous and brave in sharing her story, it brings me to tears every time,” he says.

Will & Harper is in choose theaters now and begins streaming on Netflix Sept. 27.