Leo Records: Strictly for Our Friends
T his film is a story about Leo Feigin, an 83-year-old hero who dedicated his life to saving the world’s avant-garde jazz music. Born in Leningrad, he was only 3 years old when the WW2 started. His father spent fifteen years in Stalin’s Gulag, so Leo and his brother grew up without him. Being a Jewish child, with a Russian "traitor" for a father, Leo had a very special childhood. He was raised by Dimitri, his older brother. Given the circumstances and a long series of events, his path took an unpredictable course. Slowly, Leo became a citizen of the entire world, as his personal and professional life overcame both physical and emotional borders. Once a performance athlete, he gradually found his way into the world of jazz.
