Alexandra-Therese Keining

Alexandra-Therese Keining
Born1976 (age 49–50)
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.

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

  • With Every Heartbeat won the "Breakthrough Award" at the 2011 AFI Festival.[9] It was also accepted by Autostraddle as one of "8 Pretty Great Lesbian Movies You Haven't Seen Yet.".[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "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). Retrieved 2025-10-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "Såpad väg till filmstjärna" [The slippery slope to movie stardom]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2002-03-27. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2020-09-10.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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). Retrieved 2025-10-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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.