Uisenma Borchu

Uisenma Borchu (Mongolian: Борхүүгийн Үйзэнмаа; born Borkhüügiin Üizenmaa; 1 June 1984) is a Mongolian-German film maker and film actress. In 1989, she moved with her family from Communist Mongolia to East Germany—which was on the brink of reunification, where she grew up. During the period of 2006 to 2015 she studied documentary film at the University of Television and Film in Munich.

Uisenma Borchu
Borchu in 2016
Born	Borchüügiin Üizenmaa (1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 (age 41) Ulan Bator, Mongolian People's Republic
Occupations	Actress Film producer
Years active	2007–present
Awards	See Awards
Website	Official website

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Editor	Notes
2007	Donne-moi plus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Short[1]
2011	Himmel voller Geigen	Yes	Yes	Yes	[2]
2012	Khuyagaa – Tag im Leben eines Nomadenjungen	Yes	Yes	No	[3]
2012	Preis des Goldes	No	No	Yes	[4]
2015	Don't Look at Me That Way	Yes	Yes	No	[5]
2020	Black Milk	Yes	Yes	Yes	[6]

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2015	Don't Look at Me That Way	Hedi	[5]
2018	Asphaltgorillas	The Hitman	[7]
2020	Black Milk	Wessi	[6]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Project	Result	Ref.
2015	Bayerischer Filmpreis	Best New Director	Don't look at me that way	Won	[8]
2016	Osaka Asian Film Festival	Most Promising Talent Award	Don't look at me that way	Won	[9]
2015	Filmfest München	Fipresci Film Critics Prize	Don't look at me that way	Won	[10]
2012	International Documentary Film Festival Munich	Megaherz Film School Award	Himmel voller Geigen	Won	[11]
2016	Taipei Film Festival	Grand Prix of the International New Talent Competition	Don't look at me that way	Won	[12]
2016	Association for the Development of Mongolian Women in Europe	Mongolian Woman of the Year		Won