Alexandra-Therese Keining | |
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Born | 1976 (age 48–49) Lomma, Sweden |
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Years active | 2002–present |
Alexandra-Therese Keining (born 1976) [1] is a Swedish director and writer. She is known for directing LGBTQ-related films such as With Every Heartbeat and Girls Lost.
She was born in 1976 in Lomma, and was raised in Malmö. [2] She graduated with a film degree in Los Angeles. [3]
She made her debut in film with Hot Dog, released in 2002. [1] A young woman moves from Stockholm to Malmö and becomes involved with a young Danish man. [4]
In 2011, Keining began directing With Every Heartbeat (Swedish : Kyss Mig). It revolves around Mia's affair with Frida, as their parents will soon be married. [5] She made her debut as a young adult novelist in 2014 with 14. [6]
Girls Lost was screened 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. [7] It was inspired by Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography . [8]