David Borenstein
David Borenstein is an American documentary filmmaker. Borenstein lives and works in Copenhagen. Borenstein began his career in radio broadcasting and directed his first feature film, Dream Empire, in 2016. He spent ten years in China working on the film, shooting documentaries about the fringes of Chinese society. For this work, he received several nominations and won the Golden Alexander for Best Documentary at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. In 2025, he released the documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin, which screened in the main competition at the Sundance Film Festival.
David Borenstein films playing now in Thessaloniki
David Borenstein filmography
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Director, Writer, Producer
Can't Feel Nothing
Director, Writer · as HimselfInside China's Tech Boom
Director
The Great Electric Airplane Race
ProducerSuperbats
Director
Love Factory: The Price of Being a Social Media Star
Director, Producer
Inside the Daily Life of a Live Streaming Star in China
Director, Producer, Editor
Race for the Vaccine
Editor, Co-ProducerHow We Change
Director
Decoding COVID-19
Producer
The Real Thing
Production Supervisor
Dream Empire
Director, WriterRent-a-Foreigner
DirectorChinese Dreamland
DirectorBig Dirk
DirectorThe Urban Wave
Director
The Hand That Feeds
Associate Producer
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Who is David Borenstein?+
He is an American documentary filmmaker based in Copenhagen, known for his long-form investigations into Chinese society and digital culture.
What is David Borenstein known for?+
He is best known for directing the documentary feature Dream Empire and the award-winning Mr. Nobody Against Putin, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
