Leo Khasin was born in Moscow in 1973 and has been living in Germany since 1981. He initially studied Dentistry, followed by studies at the Kaskeline Film Academy in Berlin and the Autorenschule Hamburg. He has worked as an assistant director and script developer on numerous film and television productions. His films include: the shorts "Dear Mom" ("Liebe Mutter", 2001), "Andere Menschen" (music video for Vanessa Mason, 2003), "Thirst" ("Durst", 2003), "Kickback" (2004), "Livedemo" (music video, 2005), "Berlin fucking city" (mood video, 2008), "Broken comedy" (2009), and his feature debut "Kaddish for a friend" ("Kaddisch für einen Freund", 2011).

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH