Leonid & Friends: Behind The Music

Following on from my film “Leonid & Friends: The Story So Far“, this 55 minute documentary looks at the stories behind Leonid Vorobyev’s incredible band together with its progress and successes since its conception in 2015. The film is packed with Leonid & Friends music and contains an insight into the jazz-rock genre of the late sixties and seventies. It offers a fascinating look at just how western music was acquired and enjoyed by young musicians and “stilyagi“ in the former USSR - despite repression from the authorities at that time. As well as including bios of key band members, the film also highlights the underlying ethos behind Leonid & Friends’ success - that being that as an international language, the love of music dissolves any perceived hatred, antagonism or cross-border tensions that may exist between everyday folk throughout the world. Running time: 55mins