Director
David Borenstein
Miami, Florida, USA · 8 films
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.
Best known for
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
2025 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Race for the Vaccine
2021 · Editor
Can't Feel Nothing
2024 · Himself, Director
On Kanopy
Dream Empire
2016 · Director, Writer
The Great Electric Airplane Race
2022 · Producer
Inside the Daily Life of a Live Streaming Star in China
2021 · Director, Producer
Filmography 8
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
2025 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Can't Feel Nothing
2024 · Himself, Director
On Kanopy
The Great Electric Airplane Race
2022 · Producer
Race for the Vaccine
2021 · Editor
Inside the Daily Life of a Live Streaming Star in China
2021 · Director, Producer
Love Factory: The Price of Being a Social Media Star
2021 · Director, Producer
Decoding COVID-19
2020 · Producer
On Kanopy
Dream Empire
2016 · Director, Writer