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
all 41
Movies 41
Director 20
self 10
Director / Editor / Screenplay

Ulysses (2024)
Movie
Leonid Boulianov (segment 'Nano') / Director / Cinematography

COOL (News from Belarus) (2023)
Movie
Nikita / Director / Editor

The Murder on Alibegova Street (2022)
Movie
Director

My Poopfriend (2022)
Movie
Director / Editor

Jokes About War (2022)
Movie
Director

A Kid's Flick (2021)
Movie
Self (Entertainer) / Director / Producer

Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp (2021)
Movie
Self / Director / Editor / Cinematography

The Release (2021)
Movie
Self (entertainer) / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants (2021)
Movie
Movie Expert / Screenplay / Director

Movie Talks & Quiz (2020)
Movie
Props

1986 (2019)
Movie
Director

Sasha's Hell (2019)
Movie
Actor

Drama (2019)
Movie
Himself / Director

Two Angry Men Walking Over a Bridge (2017)
Movie
Himself (voice) / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Sad Music (2017)
Movie
Lev Zaretskiy

Cinemagic (2017)
Movie
Director

Love & Partnership (2016)
Movie
Director of Photography / Editor

May (2016)
Movie
Maksim

Amerykan Boy (2015)
Movie
Himself (voice) / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12? (2015)
Movie
The Stranger

Poetry (2015)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Dasha and Alisa at Present Time (2014)
Movie
Himself / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Getting Caught by the Rain (2014)
Movie
Director

A Birthday in Minsk (2014)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Lost in the Woods (2013)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Loud Music (2013)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Neil and Love (2013)
Movie
Screenplay / Director

The End of December (2013)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

TO RUTH: (2012)
Movie
Himself / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Magicians of Belarus (2012)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Far Away and Not Soon (2012)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Neil in Love (2011)
Movie
Cinematographer

COOL (News from Belarus)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1994-01-17 (31 years old)
Birth PlaceMinsk, Belarus
CitizenshipsBelarus
Also Known AsNikita Lavretsky, Nikita Lavretskiy, Никита Лаврецкий, Мікіта Лаўрэцкі
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