{"id":28570,"date":"2026-08-07T20:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lucas-filmfestival.de\/film-2026\/almost-forever\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:15:47","slug":"almost-forever","status":"publish","type":"film-2026","link":"https:\/\/lucas-filmfestival.de\/en\/film-2026\/almost-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"ALMOST FOREVER"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=\u201cstretch_row\u201d parallax=\u201ccontent-moving\u201d parallax_image=\u201c27299\u201d parallax_speed_bg=\u201c1.4\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1786135116510{padding-top: 450px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #ffd700 !important;}\u201d][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u201c2\/3\u201d][vc_column_text css=\u201d.vc_custom_1786135151481{margin-right: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.76) !important;*background-color: rgb(255,255,255) !important;}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h1>ALMOST FOREVER<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u201c1\/3\u201d][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\u201cstretch_row\u201d gap=\u201c35\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1720012272885{background-color: #ffd700 !important;}\u201d][vc_column width=\u201c2\/3\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1754475287770{padding-right: 70px !important;}\u201d][vc_column_text css=\u201d.vc_custom_1786705586153{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2>ALMOST FOREVER<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A long-term docu\u00admen\u00adta\u00adry por\u00adtrait of a group of fri\u00adends in Stockholm on the thres\u00adhold of adulthood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carefree child\u00adhood sum\u00admers give way to tur\u00adbu\u00adlent teenage years: Beginning in 2020\u2014a year mark\u00aded by the COVID-19 pandemic\u2014ALMOST FOREVER fol\u00adlows Jasmine, Philip, and their group of fri\u00adends over the cour\u00adse of five years. Together, they roam the Swedish capi\u00adtal and spend every free minu\u00adte with one ano\u00adther. But first loves, hurt fee\u00adlings, inse\u00adcu\u00adri\u00adties, and new expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces chan\u00adge the group\u2019s cohe\u00adsi\u00adon as well as their out\u00adlook on the future. Documentary foo\u00adta\u00adge blends with the teens\u2019 cell pho\u00adne vide\u00ados, Snaps, and TikTok Reels to crea\u00adte a poly\u00adpho\u00adnic nar\u00adra\u00adti\u00adve in which a gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon chro\u00adnic\u00adles its own coming-of-age. (KP)    <\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\u201d.vc_custom_1786718175054{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}\u201d]Almost Forever. SE\/FI 2026. D+SC: Lia Hietala, Hannah Reinikainen. 90 min. Documentary Feature. Original ver\u00adsi\u00adon with English sub\u00adtit\u00adles. 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Recommended from age 14.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u201c1\/3\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1614328178219{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;background-color: #48d1cc !important;}\u201d][vc_column_text css=\u201d.vc_custom_1786318034763{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #48d1cc !important;}\u201d]<strong>Cinema Tickets for Individuals<br>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/booking.cinetixx.de\/frontend\/index.html?cinemaId=2038440885&amp;showId=3611791255&amp;bgswitch=false&amp;resize=false#\/show\/2038440885\/3611791255\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FRI, Sept. 25 | 11.15 a.m. | DFF Cinema&nbsp;<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lucas-filmfestival.de\/en\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MON, Sept. 28 | 9 a.m. | Kino im Hafen 2 <\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=\u201cRegistration for Classes &amp; Groups\u201d style=\u201cflat\u201d shape=\u201csquare\u201d color=\u201cwhite\u201d size=\u201clg\u201d align=\u201cleft\u201d i_icon_fontawesome=\u201cfas fa-users\u201d button_block=\u201ctrue\u201d add_icon=\u201ctrue\u201d link=\u201curl:https%3A%2F%2Flucas-filmfestival.de%2Fkinovorstellung-buchen%2F|title:Kinovorstellung%20buchen|target:_blank|\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1756476940505{margin-top: 4px !important;margin-bottom: 4px !important;}\u201d][vc_btn title=\u201cFAQ\u201d style=\u201cflat\u201d shape=\u201csquare\u201d color=\u201cwhite\u201d size=\u201clg\u201d align=\u201cleft\u201d i_icon_fontawesome=\u201cfas fa-ques\u00adti\u00adon\u201d button_block=\u201ctrue\u201d add_icon=\u201ctrue\u201d link=\u201curl:https%3A%2F%2Flucas-filmfestival.de%2Fen%2Fservice%2F%23faq|title:Zum%20F.A.Q.|target:_blank|\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1723652448711{margin-top: 4px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}\u201d][vc_video link=\u201chttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mRAC9PEfr8A\u201d][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\u201cstretch_row\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1786713517868{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #ffd700 !important;}\u201d][vc_column][vc_separator color=\u201cblack\u201d align=\u201calign_left\u201d border_width=\u201c3\u201d el_width=\u201c20\u201d][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Lia Hietala and Hannah Reinikainen<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u201c1\/3\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1724850390323{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 3vh !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\u201d][vc_single_image image=\u201c27258\u201d img_size=\u201cmedium\u201d add_caption=\u201cyes\u201d style=\u201cvc_box_rounded\u201d][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u201c1\/3\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1724850051305{padding-right: 3vh !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\u201d][vc_column_text el_class=\u201csilbentrennung\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2>Biography<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lia Hietala<\/strong> and <strong>Hannah Reinikainen<\/strong> are film\u00adma\u00adkers from Sweden. As with their first col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adve docu\u00admen\u00adta\u00adry, ALWAYS AMBER, they focu\u00adsed on the sub\u00adjects\u2019 acti\u00adve par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adon in the film\u00ading pro\u00adcess. The direc\u00adtors aim to crea\u00adte a por\u00adtrait of youth amid social media, glo\u00adba\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon, and cli\u00adma\u00adte change\u2014one that is \u201cboth deep\u00adly per\u00adso\u00adnal and relata\u00adble to everyone.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u201c1\/3\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1724850770793{padding-top: 3vh !important;padding-right: 3vh !important;padding-left: 3vh !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 3px !important;}\u201d][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Filmography (Selection)<\/h3>\n<p>2022 NIGHT SHIFT (Short Film)<br>\n2020 ALWAYS AMBER (Documentary)<br>\n2017 MY GAY SISTER (short film, Lia Hietala)[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=\u201cblack\u201d align=\u201calign_left\u201d el_width=\u201c60\u201d][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Production Companies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Story AB in co-pro\u00adduc\u00adtion with NapaFilms Oy, Marianne M\u00e4kel\u00e4<\/p>\n<h3><strong>World Sales<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Vision\u00e4r Films[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\u201cstretch_row\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1786713531706{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #ffd700 !important;}\u201d][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=\u201cblack\u201d align=\u201calign_left\u201d border_width=\u201c3\u201d el_width=\u201c30\u201d][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Extras and Get Involved!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=\u201c15\u201d][vc_column_inner width=\u201c1\/2\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1721907757184{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}\u201d][vc_single_image image=\u201c27455\u201d img_size=\u201c960x540\u201d][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Film Guests<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=\u201cRead More\u201d color=\u201cblack\u201d link=\u201curl:https%3A%2F%2Flucas-filmfestival.de%2Ffestival%2F%23filmgaestefilmgespraeche|title:Filmg%C3%A4ste%20%26%20Filmgespr%C3%A4che|target:_blank|\u201d][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u201c1\/2\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1721907777065{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}\u201d][vc_single_image image=\u201c22651\u201d img_size=\u201c960x540\u201d][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Educational Material (in German)<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=\u201cRead More\u201d color=\u201cblack\u201d link=\u201curl:https%3A%2F%2Flucas-filmfestival.de%2Fpaedagogisches-begleitmaterial-lucas-49%2F|title:P%C3%A4dagogisches%20Begleitmaterial|target:_blank|\u201d][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SE\/FI 2026. 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