Alexandra-Therese Keining

Alexandra-Therese Keining (born 1976) 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. She graduated with a film degree in Los Angeles.

Career She made her debut in film with Hot Dog, released in 2002.

In 2011, Keining began directing 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.".