{"id":38495,"date":"2026-03-12T10:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/38495\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:28:07","slug":"almost-forever-film-trailer-for-doc-on-stockholm-teenagers-cphdox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/38495\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Almost Forever\u2019 Film Trailer for Doc on Stockholm Teenagers: CPH:DOX"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTwo teeners, three cameras, four years. That is one way to sum up the approach of Almost Forever, the new film from director duo Lia Hietala and Hannah Reinikainen (Always Amber), which follows the coming of age of teenagers in Stockholm, Sweden and world premieres at the 23rd edition<\/a> of CPH:DOX in Copenhagen<\/a> on Saturday, March 14.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe complexities of youth, including identity, friendship, love, belonging, and healing, are among the themes that the documentary explores. Almost Forever follows teenagers Jasmine and Philip over five \u201ctransformative\u201d years, highlights a synopsis. \u201cSet against the backdrop of a diverse group of friends in Stockholm, the story begins in the carefree summer of 2020, where social barriers fade away, allowing them to be themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film, produced by Melissa Lindgren for Story in Sweden and co-produced by Marianne M\u00e4kel\u00e4 for napafilms in Finland, in co-production with SVT and Film V\u00e4sternorrland, will screen in the Copenhagen International<\/a> Documentary Festival\u2019s Nordic:DOX competition program<\/a>. It was also produced in association with VGTV. This film has been supported by the Swedish Film Institute, the Finnish Film Foundation, Nordisk Film & TV, AVEK, The Creative Europe Media Program, and the Swedish Arts Grants Committee.<\/p>\n

\n\tPhilip, the youngest sibling with four older sisters, is a jokester, while Jasmine, \u201ca romantic with anxiety, grapples with her absent father in Portugal,\u201d according to the film synopsis. \u201cThe friends enjoy their youth through activities like skateboarding and hanging out, but as they grow into adolescence, challenges arise.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tExperiments with alcohol, a complicated relationship, a style evolution and new friends are among the new experiences for the two teenagers. \u201cAs conflicts arise \u2013 particularly centered around loyalty and cancel culture \u2013 their bonds are tested,\u201d notes the synopsis.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAlmost Forever is a film born out of encounters \u2013 both with a new generation coming of age and with the urgent questions they carry into the world,\u201d the filmmaking duo shares in a directors\u2019 statement. \u201cWhen we first met our protagonists in a Stockholm skatepark during the summer of 2020, we were struck by their energy, their diversity and freedom of movement, and the way their lives flowed across neighborhoods, backgrounds, and social worlds. They had just turned 14, navigating a moment of life when friendships, love, and self-discovery arrive all at once, fragile and intense. We realized that through their eyes, we could tell a story of youth that is both deeply personal and universally recognizable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAdd the directors: \u201cAt its core, the film is about identity \u2013 how it is shaped, tested, and rebuilt in the presence of friends, family, and the larger society. Through friendship, love, class, ethnicity, dreams, anxiety, and the unspoken weight of trauma, we follow our characters as they negotiate the awkwardness of growing up in a world dominated by social media. Some moments are playful and light, others confront the darker sides of adolescence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJust as in the filmmakers\u2019 previous film, Always Amber, they ensured their protagonists have ownership of their stories. Each teenager had their own camera, alongside the film duo\u2019s cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9 filming and in-depth interviews. \u201cThis mix of self-filmed material and observational footage creates an essayistic, intimate narrative \u2013 one where the protagonists decide what to share and how to represent themselves,\u201d highlight Hietala and Reinikainen.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlmost Forever portrays \u201ca generation growing up in a time marked by global uncertainty \u2013 the climate crisis, fears of war, and an online culture that magnifies both the individual and the collective gaze,\u201d conclude the press notes. \u201cKeeping this in mind, the film becomes both a portrait and a mirror.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTHR can now premiere an exclusive trailer for Almost Forever. So, get ready to travel to Sweden for a taste of adolescence full of smiles, tears, dancing, messing around\u00a0\u2013 and skateboards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two teeners, three cameras, four years. That is one way to sum up the approach of Almost Forever,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38496,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[83],"tags":[8200,762,131,132],"class_list":["post-38495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-stockholm","tag-cphdox","tag-international","tag-stockholm","tag-sweden"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116215736159687427","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}