{{short description|American documentary filmmaker and journalist}} {{Infobox person | name = Daniel Lombroso | image = Daniel Lombroso.jpg | caption = Lombroso premiering his film at Sundance 2023 | birth_name = | othername = | birth_date = | birth_place = New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | occupation = {{csv|Director|producer|journalist}} | notable_works = | years_active = 2020–present | spouse = | children = }} '''Daniel Lombroso''' is an American documentary filmmaker and journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/109823-this-whole-movement-is-about-performance-daniel-lombroso-on-his-alt-right-doc-white-noise/|title="This Whole Movement is about Performance": Daniel Lombroso on his Alt-Right Doc White Noise|website=filmmakermagazine.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref><ref name=IndependentMagazine>{{Cite web|url=https://independent-magazine.org/2017/07/08/daniel-lombroso-profile-d-c-filmmaker/|title=Daniel Lombroso: Profile of a D.C. Filmmaker|website=independent-magazine.org|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> He is known for embedding inside of extremist groups to capture their influence on modern politics.<ref name=Theatlantic>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/white-noise-documentary-alt-right/612898/|title=Four Years Embedded With the Alt-Right|website=theatlantic.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jewishinsider.com/2020/10/a-jewish-filmmakers-four-year-immersion-in-the-alt-right-underworld/|title=A Jewish filmmaker’s four-year immersion in the alt-right underworld|website=jewishinsider.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shortstickfilms.com/post/reviews-from-big-sky-documentary-film-festival-part-2|title=Reviews from Big Sky Documentary Film Festival: Part 2|website=shortstickfilms.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> His films ''White Noise'', ''American Scar'', ''Nina & Irena'', and ''Manhood'' have received critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/white_noise_2020|title=White Noise|website=rottentomatoes.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2022/06/07/american-scar/|title=American Scar|website=shortoftheweek.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref><ref name=Newyorker>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/in-nina-and-irena-a-holocaust-survivor-breaks-her-silence-after-eighty-years|title=In "Nina & Irena," a Holocaust Survivor Breaks Her Silence After Eighty Years|website=newyorker.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref>
==Life and career== Lombroso was born in New Rochelle, New York, the grandson of two Holocaust survivors.<ref name=Newyorker/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lombroso |first=Daniel |date=2020-06-11 |title=Four Years Embedded With the Alt-Right |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/white-noise-documentary-alt-right/612898/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> After graduating from McGill University, where he studied political science, he began working for ''The Atlantic'' and ''The New Yorker''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/tracking-the-rise-of-white-nationalism/|title=Tracking the rise of white nationalism|website=mcgillnews.mcgill.ca|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref><ref name=IndependentMagazine/> 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.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52-wgeRoWX4 |title=Confessions of a Russian Spy |date=2019-06-26 |last=The Atlantic |access-date=2024-09-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnf0w9UuV4s |title=Israeli Settlers in the Occupied West Bank |date=2018-05-10 |last=The Atlantic |access-date=2024-09-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Yorker |first=The New |date=2023-04-13 |title=Going Public with Plastic Surgery in “You’ll Be Happier” |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/going-public-with-plastic-surgery-in-youll-be-happier |access-date=2024-09-16 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lombroso |first=Daniel |date=2023-11-15 |title=In “Nina & Irena,” a Holocaust Survivor Breaks Her Silence After Eighty Years |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/in-nina-and-irena-a-holocaust-survivor-breaks-her-silence-after-eighty-years |access-date=2024-09-16 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS 2024 NOMINEES |url=https://www.asme.media/american-society-of-magazine-editors-announces-national-magazine-awards-2024-nominees |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=www.asme.media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2023 NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS |url=https://www.asme.media/american-society-of-magazine-editors-announces-finalists-for-2023-national-magazine-awards |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=www.asme.media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Greywater |url=https://awards.journalists.org/entries/greywater/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Online Journalism Awards |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=White Noise |url=https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/library/white-noise/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Wallace House Center for Journalists |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2020, Lombroso directed his first documentary feature, ''White Noise'', for which he spent four years embedded inside the so-called alt-right movement.<ref name="Theatlantic" /> During the production of the film, he exposed ''Vice'' co-founder Gavin McInnes for sexual harassment and captured alt-right members embracing Nazi ideology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/10/alt-right-star-racist-propagandist-has-no-regrets/616725/|title=WHY THE ALT-RIGHT’S MOST FAMOUS WOMAN DISAPPEARED|website=theatlantic.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/richard-spencer-speech-npi/508379/|title='Hail Trump!': White Nationalists Salute the President-Elect|website=theatlantic.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> The film was named one of the top documentaries of 2020 by ''Vox'' and ''The Boston Globe''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/22160050/best-documentaries-2020-streaming|title=The 18 best documentaries of 2020|website=vox.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/15/arts/very-good-year-documentaries-if-an-annus-horribilis-otherwise/|title=A very good year for documentaries, if an annus horribilis otherwise|website=bostonglobe.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Docnyc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.docnyc.net/awards-2021/|title=2021 AWARD WINNERS|website=docnyc.net|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref><ref name="ASME">{{Cite web|url=https://www.asme.media/american-society-of-magazine-editors-announces-finalists-for-2023-national-magazine-awards|title=AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2023 NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS|website=asme.media|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> In 2023, he directed ''Nina & Irena'' about his grandmother's survival in the Holocaust. It was Executive Produced by Errol Morris.<ref name="Newyorker" /> He was named to the 2023 Forbes 30 under 30 list in the Media category.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2023/media|title=Media|website=forbes.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> In 2024, he co-directed the documentary short ''Denial'' with Paul Moakley, which premiered worldwide on September 09, 2024 via ''The New Yorker''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/denial|title=Denial|website=newyorker.com|access-date=2024-12-06}}</ref>
In April 2025, Lombroso and Kerry Mack founded Outerboro Films in Brooklyn. Its projects include ''Manhood'', a documentary about a Texas businessman’s efforts to normalize penis enlargement. The project was developed under the working title ''You’ll Be Happier'' and had its world premiere at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival, with backing from World of Wonder and Penny Lane.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/daniel-lombroso-kerry-mack-launch-outerboro-films-1236372856/|title=Journalist Daniel Lombroso & Producer Kerry Mack Launch Documentary-Focused Outerboro Films Focused On Stories From The Fringe|website=deadline.com|access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref> It has received positive reviews from critics, who note its sensitive and non-judgmental style.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/manhood-review-documentary-penile-enhancement-1236685119/|title=‘Manhood’ Review: Daniel Lombroso Sensitively Navigates Insecurities of American Masculinity While Breaking Its Taboos|website=variety.com|access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref> ==Filmography== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !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 |- || 2026 |''Manhood'' | Director | Documentary |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |rowspan="3"|2021 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Raindance Film Festival |Best Documentary Film |rowspan="3"|''White Noise'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://raindance.org/raindance-film-festival-2021-awards/|title=Raindance Film Festival 2021 Awards!|website=raindance.org|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Jacksonville Film Festival |Best Documentary Feature |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jacksonvillefilmfestival.com/2021-film-award-winners|title= 2021 FILM AWARD WINNERS|website=jacksonvillefilmfestival.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Livingston Award |National Reporting |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/announcing-the-2021-livingston-award-finalists/|title=Announcing the 2021 Livingston Award Finalists|website=wallacehouse.umich.edu|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |rowspan="4"|2022 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |American Film Institute |Documentary Short Film |rowspan="3"|''American Scar'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afi.com/news/afi-fest-2022-announces-full-festival-lineup/|title=AFI FEST 2022 Announces Full Festival Lineup|website=afi.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Doc NYC |Special Mention |<ref name=Docnyc/> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |National Magazine Awards |Best Video |<ref name=ASME/> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Doc NYC |Special Mention |rowspan="4"|''Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.docnyc.net/2022-award-winners/|title=2022 AWARD WINNERS|website=docnyc.net|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |rowspan="8"|2023 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Big Sky Documentary Film Festival |Best Mini Doc |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.montanarightnow.com/missoula/big-sky-documentary-film-festival-schedule-thursday-feb-23/article_a3e87a18-b3b6-11ed-a2ed-4f55e0929e4a.html|title=Big Sky Documentary Film Festival schedule|website=montanarightnow.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |International Documentary Association |Best Short Documentary |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.documentary.org/awards2023/nominees|title=IDA Documentary Awards|website=documentary.org|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Flickerfest |Best Documentary Short |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flickerfest.com.au/film/liturgy-of-anti-tank-obstacles/|title=Liturgy Of Anti-Tank Obstacles|website=flickerfest.com.au|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Sonoma International Film Festival |Best Short Film |rowspan="5"|''Nina & Irena'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/ben-kingsley-jules-wins-audience-award-sonoma-international-film-festival-1234823026/|title=Ben Kingsley Starrer ‘Jules’ Wins Audience Award at 26th Sonoma International Film Festival — Exclusive|website=indiewire.com|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Brooklyn Film Festival |Spirit Award |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/winners|title=2024 WINNERS|website=brooklynfilmfestival.org|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Mountainfilm |Best Short Film |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mountainfilm.org/press-releases/2023-awards-and-festival-recap/|title=2023 AWARDS AND FESTIVAL RECAP|website=mountainfilm.org|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |National Magazine Awards |Best Video |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asme.media/american-society-of-magazine-editors-announces-national-magazine-awards-2024-nominees|title=American Society of Magazine Editors Announce National Magazine Awards 2024 Nominees|website=asme.media|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Montclair Film |Documentary Shorts Competition |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://montclairlocal.news/2023/09/montclair-film-announces-complete-2023-montclair-film-festival-program/|title=Montclair Film Announces Complete 2023 Montclair Film Festival Program |website=montclairlocal.news|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> |- |2025 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Livingston Award |National Reporting |''Denial'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/library/denial-one-mans-stand-against-donald-trumps-election-denialism/|title=Denial: One Man’s Stand Against Donald Trump’s Election Denialism|website=wallacehouse.umich.edu|access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref> |- |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|11681739|Daniel Lombroso}} * {{Official website|http://daniellombroso.com}}
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