Kristian A. Söderström was born 1974 in Gothenburg Sweden. He is a writer/director educated at UCLA in Los Angeles. After his education Kristian moved back to Sweden to make short films and commercials. He also earned a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Film theory and studied Psychology at the University of Gothenburg. 2007 his short "Darkness of Truth" starring Alicia Vikander won him the International Discovery Award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival.