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.
Directed 6
2020s
- 2025
- 2024
Can't Feel Nothing
Director
- 2021
Inside the Daily Life of a Live Streaming Star in China
Director
Love Factory: The Price of Being a Social Media Star
Director
2010s
- 2016
Dream Empire
Director
1970s
- 1974
Produced 8
2020s
- 2025
- 2022
The Great Electric Airplane Race
Producer
- 2021
Race for the Vaccine
Co-Producer
Inside the Daily Life of a Live Streaming Star in China
Producer
Love Factory: The Price of Being a Social Media Star
Producer
- 2020
Decoding COVID-19
Producer
2010s
- 2018
The Real Thing
Production Supervisor
- 2014
The Hand That Feeds
Associate Producer
Wrote 3
2020s
- 2025
- 2024
Can't Feel Nothing
Writer
2010s
- 2016
Dream Empire
Writer
Edited 2
2020s
- 2021
Race for the Vaccine
Editor
Inside the Daily Life of a Live Streaming Star in China
Editor
Appearances1
2020s
- 2024
Can't Feel Nothing
Himself