We are very happy to announce that the world premiere for Lia Hietala and Hannah Reinikainen’s second feature film Almost Forever will take place at CPH:DOX in the 2026 Nordic competition.

Almost Forever follows Jasmine, Philip, and their friends through five formative years as they navigate friendship, love, and identity across Stockholm. Jasmine, cool but sensitive, longs for her distant father and tries to balance her time between friends and boyfriends whilst Philip, warm and funny, is struggling with his self esteem and trying to find a way to not be friend-zoned. 

Their close-knit crew roams the city—skating, talking, filming themselves—until adolescence brings new tensions. Rumors, shifting loyalties, first heartbreaks, and questions of consent and cancel culture begin to test them. As high school approaches, both face the chance to redefine who they want to be. The film captures the tenderness and turbulence of growing up, portraying a generation shaping itself amid change.

Almost Forever is produced by Melissa Lindgren / Story in co-production with SVT, Film Västernorrland and napafilms and with support from Swedish Film Institute, The Finnish Film Foundation, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, The Creative Europe Media Program and Swedish Arts Grants Committee. 

March 9, 2026