Borgman's first short "The Man &amp; the Albatross" (2007) premièred in the Leopards of Tomorrow competition at the Locarno International Film Festival. His second short film, "Lars and Peter" (2009), that captures the difficult emotions of a young boy and his relationship to his father in the face of great loss, was in the Official Selection in the short film competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for a Robert Award, the Danish Film Academy's national film prize.