Nikita Lavretski
Born: 1994-01-17 in Minsk, Belarus
Known For: Directing
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”.
Filmography
2025
2024
- The Other Side as The Recidivist #1 / Voice of the Possessed (voice)
- Ulysses ... (Director)
2023
- COOL (News from Belarus) as Leonid Boulianov (segment "Nano")
- The Tiniest Castle of the Nation Found (and for Sale!)
2022
- A Date in Minsk as Nikita
- The Murder on Alibegova Street as Nikita
- Jokes About War ... (Director)
- The Bear's Lair
- My Poopfriend ... (Director)
2021
- Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp as Self (Entertainer)
- Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants as Self (entertainer)
- The Release as Self
- A Kid's Flick ... (Director)
2020
- Movie Talks & Quiz as Movie Expert
2019
- 1986 ... (Props)
- Sasha's Hell ... (Director)
- Drama as Nikita
- Nikita Lavretski as Himself
2017
- Two Angry Men Walking Over a Bridge as Himself
- Cinemagic as Lev Zaretski
- Sad Music as Himself (voice)
2016
- May ... (Editor)
- A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova as Himself
- Love & Partnership ... (Director)
- Minsk Does Not Have a Young Face ... (Director)
2015
- Belarusian Psycho as Dmitry
- Poetry as The Stranger
- Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12? as Himself (voice)
- Amerykan Boy as Maksim
2014
- A Birthday in Minsk ... (Director)
- Every Day Love
- Getting Caught by the Rain as Himself
- Dasha and Alisa at Present Time ... (Director)
2013
- The End of December ... (Director)
- Lost in the Woods ... (Director of Photography)
- Neil and Love ... (Director)
- Loud Music ... (Director)
2012
- TO RUTH:
- Magicians of Belarus as Himself
- Far Away and Not Soon ... (Director)