David Borenstein

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David Borenstein is an American filmmaker.

Borenstein began his career in radio broadcasting and directed his first feature film, Dream Empire , in 2016. [1] [2] He spent ten years in China working on the film, shooting documentaries about the fringes of Chinese society. [3] [4] 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. [5]

Borenstein lives and works in Copenhagen. [6]

References

  1. "NOVA Inside China's Tech Boom | Asia Society". asiasociety.org. October 12, 2023.
  2. www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam. "Dream Empire (2016) | IDFA Archive". IDFA.
  3. Panni Nagy (2017). "The reality of Chinese irreality - A talk with David Borenstein, the director of Dream Empire". verzio.org. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  4. "Dream Empire" (in German). DOK.fest München. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  5. Jordan Crucchiola (2025-01-26). ""Mr. Nobody Against Putin" Is a Roadmap for Bravery in the Face of Authoritarianism". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  6. "David Borenstein". DC/DOX Film Festival.