Nikita Lavretski

Known For: Directing
Date of Birth: January 17, 1994 (31 years old)
Place of Birth: Minsk, Belarus
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”.
2024
2023
2022

Actor Nikita
A Date in Minsk

Actor
The Bear's Lair

Actor Nikita
The Murder on Alibegova Street

Director
Jokes About War

Editor
Jokes About War

Director
My Poopfriend

Director
A Date in Minsk

Director
The Murder on Alibegova Street

Editor
The Murder on Alibegova Street

Director
The Bear's Lair

Screenplay
The Bear's Lair

Editor
The Bear's Lair

Cinematography
The Bear's Lair

Music
The Bear's Lair
2021

Actor Self (entertainer)
Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants

Actor Self
The Release

Actor Self (Entertainer)
Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp

Director
Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants

Editor
Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants

Director of Photography
Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants

Director
The Release

Cinematography
The Release

Editor
The Release

Director
Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp

Producer
Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp

Director
A Kid's Flick

Screenplay
A Kid's Flick

Director of Photography
A Kid's Flick

Editor
A Kid's Flick

Producer
A Kid's Flick
2020
2019

Actor Himself
Nikita Lavretski

Actor Nikita
Drama

Director
Sasha's Hell

Director
Drama

Director
Nikita Lavretski

Producer
Nikita Lavretski

Editor
Nikita Lavretski

Producer
Drama

Screenplay
Drama

Director of Photography
Drama

Props
1986

Producer
Sasha's Hell

Sound Recordist
Sasha's Hell

Editor
Sasha's Hell

Screenplay
Nikita Lavretski
2017
2016

Actor Himself
A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova

Director
Love & Partnership

Producer
Love & Partnership

Screenplay
Love & Partnership

Editor
Love & Partnership

Director
A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova

Editor
A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova

Director
Minsk Does Not Have a Young Face

Editor
May

Director of Photography
May
2015

Actor Dmitry
Belarusian Psycho

Actor Maksim
Amerykan Boy

Actor Himself (voice)
Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12?

Actor The Stranger
Poetry

Director
Belarusian Psycho

Producer
Belarusian Psycho

Screenplay
Belarusian Psycho

Editor
Belarusian Psycho

Screenplay
Amerykan Boy

Director
Amerykan Boy

Director of Photography
Amerykan Boy

Director
Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12?

Director of Photography
Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12?

Editor
Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12?

Director
Poetry

Screenplay
Poetry
2014

Actor Himself
Getting Caught by the Rain

Actor
Every Day Love

Director
Dasha and Alisa at Present Time

Director of Photography
Dasha and Alisa at Present Time

Screenplay
Dasha and Alisa at Present Time

Editor
Dasha and Alisa at Present Time

Director
Getting Caught by the Rain

Director of Photography
Getting Caught by the Rain

Editor
Getting Caught by the Rain

Director
A Birthday in Minsk

Screenplay
A Birthday in Minsk

Editor
A Birthday in Minsk

Director of Photography
A Birthday in Minsk

Director
Every Day Love

Screenplay
Every Day Love

Editor
Every Day Love

Director of Photography
Every Day Love
2013

Director
Loud Music

Director of Photography
Loud Music

Editor
Loud Music

Screenplay
Loud Music

Director
Neil and Love

Director of Photography
Neil and Love

Editor
Neil and Love

Screenplay
Neil and Love
Director
The End of December
Screenplay
The End of December

Director of Photography
Lost in the Woods

Director
Lost in the Woods

Screenplay
Lost in the Woods

Editor
Lost in the Woods
2012

Actor
TO RUTH:

Actor Himself
Magicians of Belarus

Director
TO RUTH:

Screenplay
TO RUTH:

Editor
TO RUTH:

Director of Photography
TO RUTH:

Director
Magicians of Belarus

Director of Photography
Magicians of Belarus

Editor
Magicians of Belarus

Director
Far Away and Not Soon

Director of Photography
Far Away and Not Soon

Editor
Far Away and Not Soon

Screenplay
Far Away and Not Soon