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