Alexandra-Therese Keining
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| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) 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.
Early life and education
[edit]She was born in 1976 in Lomma, and was raised in Malmö.[2] She graduated with a film degree in Los Angeles.[3]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 1 2 "Alexandra-Therese Keining". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Rotterdam, Netherlands. 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "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) - ↑ 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
- ↑ "KYSS MIG / KISS ME / WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT" (PDF).
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "Interview: Alexandra-Therese Keining talks Girls Lost". FilmDoo. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ↑ "Lesbian Themed Film 'With Every Heartbeat' Wins AFI Fest's Breakthrough Award". SheWired. Here Media. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "8 Pretty Great Lesbian Movies You Haven't Seen Yet". Autostraddle. 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
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