Nikita Lavretski

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”.

Crew

Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Jokes About War
Director, Editor
The Release
Director, Cinematography, Editor
My Poopfriend
Director
Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp
Director, Producer
A Date in Minsk
Director
The Murder on Alibegova Street
Director, Editor
The Bear's Lair
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Cinematography, Music
COOL (News from Belarus)
Director, Cinematography
Neil in Love
Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Editor
Loud Music
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
Neil and Love
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
Dasha and Alisa at Present Time
Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Editor
Getting Caught by the Rain
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Two Angry Men Walking Over a Bridge
Director
Sasha's Hell
Director, Producer, Sound Recordist, Editor
Belarusian Psycho
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
Love & Partnership
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
Drama
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Nikita Lavretski
Director, Producer, Editor, Screenplay
Sad Music
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova
Director, Editor
Cinemagic
Director, Writer, Editor
Minsk Does Not Have a Young Face
Director
Amerykan Boy
Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography
Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12?
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Poetry
Director, Screenplay
A Birthday in Minsk
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography
Every Day Love
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography
The End of December
Director, Screenplay
TO RUTH:
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography
Magicians of Belarus
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
May
Editor, Director of Photography
1986
Props
Lost in the Woods
Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Far Away and Not Soon
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
Movie Talks & Quiz
Director, Screenplay
A Kid's Flick
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
Ulysses
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Idrak Mirzalizade: This Never Happened
Director, Editor
The Other Side
Producer