David Borenstein
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- Miami, Florida, USA
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.
Filmography
Mr. Nobody Against Putin 2025
Director, Writer, Producer
Can't Feel Nothing 2024
as Himself, Director, Writer
- Inside China's Tech Boom
Inside China's Tech Boom 2023
Director
The Great Electric Airplane Race 2022
Producer
- Superbats
Superbats 2022
Director
Race for the Vaccine 2021
Editor, Co-Producer
Inside the Daily Life of a Live Streaming Star in China 2021
Director, Producer, Editor
Love Factory: The Price of Being a Social Media Star 2021
Director, Producer
- How We Change
How We Change 2021
Director
Decoding COVID-19 2020
Producer
The Real Thing 2018
Production Supervisor
Dream Empire 2016
Director, Writer
- The Urban Wave
The Urban Wave 2015
Director
- Big Dirk
Big Dirk 2015
Director
- Chinese Dreamland
Chinese Dreamland 2015
Director
- Rent-a-Foreigner
Rent-a-Foreigner 2015
Director
The Hand That Feeds 2014
Associate Producer
Credits from TMDB.