{{Short description|Swedish filmmaker (born 1976)}} {{Infobox person | name = <!-- defaults to article title when left blank --> | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1976}} | birth_place = Lomma, Sweden | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter|novelist}} | years_active = 2002–present | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''Alexandra-Therese Keining''' (born 1976)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2015-12-16|title=Alexandra-Therese Keining|url=https://iffr.com/en/persons/alexandra-therese-keining|access-date=2020-09-10|website=International Film Festival Rotterdam|location=Rotterdam, Netherlands|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wedding |first=Gunilla |date=2014-03-27 |title=Fokus på Malmöskola i bokdebuten |trans-title=Focus on Malmö school in debut book |url=https://www.nsk.se/nyheter/fokus-pa-malmoskola-i-bokdebuten/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251005130552/https://www.nsk.se/nyheter/fokus-pa-malmoskola-i-bokdebuten/ |archive-date=2025-10-05 |access-date=2025-10-05 |work=Norra Skåne |language=sv}}</ref> She graduated with a film degree in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-03-27 |title=Såpad väg till filmstjärna |trans-title=The slippery slope to movie stardom |url=https://www.svd.se/sapad-vag-till-filmstjarna |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251005131357/https://www.svd.se/a/52d08611-fdb0-31c5-89f9-acccebd050b8/sapad-vag-till-filmstjarna |archive-date=2025-10-05 |access-date=2020-09-10 |work=Svenska Dagbladet |language=sv |issn=1101-2412}}</ref>
== Career == She made her debut in film with Hot Dog, released in 2002.<ref name=":0" /> A young woman moves from Stockholm to Malmö and becomes involved with a young Danish man. <ref>{{Citation |last=Keining |first=Alexandra-Therese |title=Hot Dog |date=2002-03-27 |type=Drama, Romance |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282578/?ref_=nm_knf_t_4 |access-date=2024-05-20 |others=Johanna Sällström, Emmanuel Limal, Marika Lagercrantz |publisher=Cleo Pics AB, Film i Väst, Retro Film}}</ref>
In 2011, Keining began directing ''With Every Heartbeat'' ({{Langx|sv|Kyss Mig}}). It revolves around Mia's affair with Frida, as their parents will soon be married.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KYSS MIG / KISS ME / WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT|url=http://www.lebox.se/kissme/KissMe_PressKit.pdf}}</ref> She made her debut as a young adult novelist in 2014 with ''14.''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ullberg |first=Sara |date=2014-01-13 |title=Alexandra-Therese Keining trivs i motvind |trans-title=Alexandra-Therese Keining thrives in adversity |url=https://www.hn.se/noje/alexandra-therese-keining-trivs-i-motvind.b454753d-5956-4c7d-b3b4-e0ce8515b9e0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251005131237/https://www.hn.se/noje/alexandra-therese-keining-trivs-i-motvind.b454753d-5956-4c7d-b3b4-e0ce8515b9e0 |archive-date=2025-10-05 |access-date=2025-10-05 |work=Hallands Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref>
''Girls Lost'' was screened 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto.<ref name="variety">{{cite web|title=Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/sandra-bullocks-our-brand-tom-hiddlestons-i-saw-the-light-to-premiere-at-toronto-1201572271/|access-date=22 August 2015|work=Variety|date=18 August 2015}}</ref> It was inspired by Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel ''Orlando: A Biography''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 November 2016|title=Interview: Alexandra-Therese Keining talks Girls Lost|language=en-US|work=FilmDoo|url=https://www.filmdoo.com/blog/2016/11/04/interview-alexandra-therese-keining-talks-girls-lost/|access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref>
== Awards ==
* ''With Every Heartbeat'' won the "Breakthrough Award" at the 2011 AFI Festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lesbian Themed Film 'With Every Heartbeat' Wins AFI Fest's Breakthrough Award|url=http://www.shewired.com/box-office/2011/11/10/lesbian-themed-film-every-heartbeat-wins-afi-fests-breakthrough-award|access-date=3 July 2013|work=SheWired|publisher=Here Media}}</ref> It was also accepted by Autostraddle as one of "8 Pretty Great Lesbian Movies You Haven't Seen Yet.".<ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-11-03|title=8 Pretty Great Lesbian Movies You Haven't Seen Yet|language=en-US|work=Autostraddle|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/8-not-so-bad-lesbian-movies-you-havent-seen-yet-252396/|access-date=2017-06-10}}</ref>
== References == <references />
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