Alexandra-Therese Keining


Alexandra-Therese Keining is a Swedish director and writer. She is known for directing LGBTQ-related films such as With [Every Heartbeat (film)|With Every Heartbeat] and ''Girls Lost.''

Early life and education

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

Career

She made her debut in film with Hot Dog, released in 2002. A young woman moves from Stockholm to Malmö and becomes involved with a young Danish man.
In 2011, Keining began directing With Every [Heartbeat (film)|With Every Heartbeat]. It revolves around Mia's affair with Frida, as their parents will soon be married. She made her debut as a young adult novelist in 2014 with 14.
Girls Lost was screened 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. It was inspired by Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography.

Awards

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