Alexandra-Therese Keining

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Alexandra-Therese Keining
Born1976 (age 48–49)
Lomma, Sweden
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • novelist
Years active2002–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.

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Early life and education

She was born in 1976 in Lomma, and was raised in Malmö. [2] She graduated with a film degree in Los Angeles. [3]

Career

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]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Alexandra-Therese Keining". International Film Festival Rotterdam . Rotterdam, Netherlands. 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  2. ↑ Wedding, Gunilla (2014-03-27). "Fokus på Malmöskola i bokdebuten" [Focus on Malmö school in debut book]. Norra Skåne (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-10-05. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Såpad väg till filmstjärna" [The slippery slope to movie stardom]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2002-03-27. ISSN   1101-2412. Archived from the original on 2025-10-05. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  4. ↑ Keining, Alexandra-Therese (2002-03-27), Hot Dog (Drama, Romance), Johanna Sällström, Emmanuel Limal, Marika Lagercrantz, Cleo Pics AB, Film i Väst, Retro Film, retrieved 2024-05-20
  5. ↑ "KYSS MIG / KISS ME / WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT" (PDF).
  6. ↑ Ullberg, Sara (2014-01-13). "Alexandra-Therese Keining trivs i motvind" [Alexandra-Therese Keining thrives in adversity]. Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-10-05. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  7. ↑ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety . 18 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Interview: Alexandra-Therese Keining talks Girls Lost". FilmDoo . 4 November 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lesbian Themed Film 'With Every Heartbeat' Wins AFI Fest's Breakthrough Award". SheWired . Here Media . Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "8 Pretty Great Lesbian Movies You Haven't Seen Yet". Autostraddle . 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
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