
David Borenstein
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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.
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025)
Director

Can't Feel Nothing (2024)
Director

Love Factory: The Price of Being a Social Media Star (2021)
Director

Inside the Daily Life of a Live Streaming Star in China (2021)
Director
Inside China's Tech Boom (2023)
Director

Dream Empire (2016)
Director
How We Change (2021)
Director
The Urban Wave (2015)
Director
Chinese Dreamland (2015)
Director
Superbats (2022)
Director
Big Dirk (2015)
Director
Rent-a-Foreigner (2015)
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