# Daniel Lombroso

Daniel Lombroso is an American documentary filmmaker and journalist. He is known for embedding inside of extremist groups to capture their influence on modern politics. His films White Noise, American Scar, and Nina & Irena have received critical acclaim.

## Life and career

Lombroso was born in New Rochelle, New York, the grandson of two Holocaust survivors. After graduating from McGill University, where he studied political science, he began working for The Atlantic and The New Yorker. While on staff at those magazines, Lombroso's films explored Russian espionage, Israel's settlement movement, plastic surgery addiction, and the Holocaust, and were recognized with major journalism awards.
In 2020, Lombroso directed his first documentary feature, White Noise, for which he spent four years embedded inside the so-called alt-right movement. During the production of the film, he exposed Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes for sexual harassment and captured alt-right members embracing Nazi ideology. The film was named one of the top documentaries of 2020 by Vox and The Boston Globe.
In 2021, Lombroso's documentary short on the US-Mexico border, American Scar, won a Special Jury Mention at DOC NYC and was nominated for the National Magazine Awards. In 2023, he directed Nina & Irena about his grandmother's survival in the Holocaust. It was Executive Produced by Errol Morris. He was named to the 2023 Forbes 30 under 30 list in the Media category.
In 2024, Lombroso co-directed the documentary short Denial with Paul Moakley, which premiered worldwide on September 09, 2024 via The New Yorker.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
| 2020 | White Noise | Director, cinematographer and producer | Documentary |
| 2021 | American Scar | Director and producer | Documentary short |
| 2022 | Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles | Producer | Documentary short |
| 2023 | Nina & Irena | Director | Documentary short |
| 2024 | Denial | Director | Documentary short |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work |
| 2021 | Won | Raindance Film Festival | Best Documentary Film | White Noise |
| 2021 | Won | Jacksonville Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | White Noise |
| 2021 | Nominated | Livingston Award | National Reporting | White Noise |
| 2022 | Nominated | American Film Institute | Documentary Short Film | American Scar |
| 2022 | Won | Doc NYC | Special Mention | American Scar |
| 2022 | Nominated | National Magazine Awards | Best Video | American Scar |
| 2022 | Won | Doc NYC | Special Mention | Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles |
| 2023 | Nominated | Big Sky Documentary Film Festival | Best Mini Doc | Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles |
| 2023 | Nominated | International Documentary Association | Best Short Documentary | Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles |
| 2023 | Nominated | Flickerfest | Best Documentary Short | Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles |
| 2023 | Won | Sonoma International Film Festival | Best Short Film | Nina & Irena |
| 2023 | Won | Brooklyn Film Festival | Spirit Award | Nina & Irena |
| 2023 | Won | Mountainfilm | Best Short Film | Nina & Irena |
| 2023 | Nominated | National Magazine Awards | Best Video | Nina & Irena |
| 2023 | Nominated | Montclair Film | Documentary Shorts Competition | Nina & Irena |