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Biography
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.
Filmography6 titles

Can't Feel Nothing
2024as Himself
2024as Himself

Race for the Vaccine
2021Co-Producer, Editor
2021Co-Producer, Editor

Mr. Nobody Against Putin
2025Director, Producer, Writer
2025Director, Producer, Writer

NOVA
1974Director
1974Director

The Hand That Feeds
2014Associate Producer
2014Associate Producer

Decoding COVID-19
2020Producer
2020Producer