Nikita Lavretski
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 17, 1994
- Birthplace
- 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”.
Filmography
Smarty 2026
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Filmtelligence 2026
as Lev Zaretski, Director, Editor, Writer, Cinematography
Self-Portrait at Thirty 2026
as Himself, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Idrak Mirzalizade: This Never Happened 2025
as Self, Director, Editor
The Other Side 2024
as The Recidivist #1 / Voice of the Possessed (voice), Producer
Ulysses 2024
Director, Editor, Screenplay
The Tiniest Castle of the Nation Found (and for Sale!) 2023
Actor
COOL (News from Belarus) 2023
as Leonid Boulianov (segment "Nano"), Director, Cinematography, Editor
The Murder on Alibegova Street 2022
as Nikita, Director, Editor
A Date in Minsk 2022
as Nikita, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
My Poopfriend 2022
Director
Jokes About War 2022
Director, Editor
The Bear's Lair 2022
Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Cinematography, Music
A Kid's Flick 2021
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp 2021
as Self (Entertainer), Director, Producer
The Release 2021
as Self, Director, Cinematography, Editor
Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants 2021
as Self (entertainer), Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Movie Talks & Quiz 2020
as Movie Expert, Director, Screenplay
Nikita Lavretski 2019
as Himself, Director, Producer, Editor, Screenplay
1986 2019
Props
Sasha's Hell 2019
Director, Producer, Sound Recordist, Editor
Drama 2019
as Nikita, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Two Angry Men Walking Over a Bridge 2017
as Himself, Director
Sad Music 2017
as Himself (voice), Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Cinemagic 2017
as Lev Zaretski, Director, Writer, Editor
Love & Partnership 2016
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova 2016
as Himself, Director, Editor
May 2016
Editor, Director of Photography
Kinomantra 2016
as Lev Zaretski, Director, Writer
Minsk Does Not Have a Young Face 2016
Director
Belarusian Psycho 2015
as Dmitry, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
Amerykan Boy 2015
as Maksim, Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography
Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12? 2015
as Himself (voice), Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Poetry 2015
as The Stranger, Director, Screenplay
Dasha and Alisa at Present Time 2014
Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Editor
Getting Caught by the Rain 2014
as Himself, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
A Birthday in Minsk 2014
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography
Every Day Love 2014
Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography
Lost in the Woods 2013
Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Loud Music 2013
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
Neil and Love 2013
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
- The End of December
The End of December 2013
Director, Screenplay
TO RUTH: 2012
Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography
Magicians of Belarus 2012
as Himself, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Far Away and Not Soon 2012
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
Neil in Love 2011
Actor, Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Editor
Credits from TMDB.