Nikita Lavretski
Known for
Directing
Born
January 17, 1994 (age 32)
Birthplace
Minsk, Belarus
Biography
Nikita Lavretski (1994, Minsk, Belarus) is “the most interesting gagman of the invisible Belarusian scene” (per Cahiers du Cinema). His debut feature “Belarusian Psycho” (2015) won the Best Belarusian Film Award at Minsk International Film Festival Listapad. In 2018, he completed a master's degree in film studies at Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Since 2020, his dissident movies, blending fiction and nonfiction, screened at ArtDocFest, DAFilms, Filmadrid and Doclisboa, with “A Date in Minsk” winning the International Competition at the latter festival. His writing on cinema and TV has appeared in “Iskusstvo Kino”, “Afisha”, and “Outskirts”.
Best known work
1986
2019
Belarusian Psycho
2015
Nikita Lavretski
2019
A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova
2016
Sasha's Hell
2019
Love & Partnership
2016
The Murder on Alibegova Street
2022
Sad Music
2017
Drama
2019
Cinemagic
2017Filmography
2026
SmartyDirector, Screenplay, Editor
2026
Filmtelligenceas Lev Zaretski, Director, Editor, Writer, Cinematography
2026
Self-Portrait at Thirtyas Himself, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
2025
Idrak Mirzalizade: This Never Happenedas Self, Director, Editor
2024
The Other Sideas The Recidivist #1 / Voice of the Possessed (voice), Producer
2024
UlyssesDirector, Editor, Screenplay
2023
2023
COOL (News from Belarus)as Leonid Boulianov (segment "Nano"), Cinematography, Director, Editor
2022
The Murder on Alibegova Streetas Nikita, Editor, Director
2022
A Date in Minskas Nikita, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
2022
My PoopfriendDirector
2022
Jokes About WarEditor, Director
2022
The Bear's LairMusic, Cinematography, Screenplay, Director, Editor
2021
A Kid's FlickDirector, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
2021
Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swampas Self (Entertainer), Producer, Director
2021
The Releaseas Self, Director, Cinematography, Editor
2021
Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpantsas Self (entertainer), Director, Editor, Director of Photography
2020
Movie Talks & Quizas Movie Expert, Director, Screenplay
2019
Nikita Lavretskias Himself, Editor, Director, Producer, Screenplay
2019
1986Props
2019
Sasha's HellDirector, Sound Recordist, Producer, Editor
2019
Dramaas Nikita, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Director, Producer
2017
Two Angry Men Walking Over a Bridgeas Himself, Director
2017
Sad Musicas Himself (voice), Director of Photography, Editor, Director
2017
Cinemagicas Lev Zaretski, Director, Editor, Writer