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Alexandra-Therese Keining (born 1976) [1] is a Swedish writer, film director, and screenwriter. She is known for directing LGBTQ-related films such as With Every Heartbeat and Girls Lost.
Alexandra graduated with a film degree in Los Angeles. [2] She made her debut in film with Hot Dog, released in 2003. [1]
Hot Dog was released in Sweden in 2002. A young woman moves from Stockholm to Malmö and becomes involved with a young Danish man. [3]
In 2011, Alexandra began directing With Every Heartbeat (Swedish : Kyss Mig). It revolves around Mia's affair with Frida, as their parents will soon be married. [4]
Girls Lost was screened 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. [5] It was inspired by Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography . [6]
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With Every Heartbeat, also released as Kiss Me, is a 2011 Swedish drama film directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining. The film won the "Breakthrough Award" at the 2011 AFI Festival.
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Girls Lost is a 2015 Swedish drama film directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining. It's based on the August Prize-winning novel Pojkarna by Jessica Schiefauer. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film draws on elements of magical realism to explore notions of fluid sexuality and identity.
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