Nikita Lavretski
Known for: Directing
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
Film
The Other Side
The Recidivist #1 / Voice of the Possessed (voice)
2024
Film
Cinemagic
Lev Zaretski
2017
Film
A Date in Minsk
Nikita
2022
Film
COOL (News from Belarus)
Leonid Boulianov (segment "Nano")
2023
Film
Sad Music
Himself (voice)
2017
Film
Belarusian Psycho
Dmitry
2015
Film
The Release
Self
2021
Film
Nikita Lavretski
Himself
2019
Film
Idrak Mirzalizade: This Never Happened
Self
2025
Film
Drama
Nikita
2019
Film
The Bear's Lair
2022
Film
Neil in Love
2011
Film
The Tiniest Castle of the Nation Found (and for Sale!)
2023
Film
Magicians of Belarus
Himself
2012
Film
A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova
Himself
2016
Film
Getting Caught by the Rain
Himself
2014
Film
TO RUTH:
2012
Film
Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants
Self (entertainer)
2021
Film
Movie Talks & Quiz
Movie Expert
2020
Film
Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12?
Himself (voice)
2015
Film
Poetry
The Stranger
2015
Film
Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp
Self (Entertainer)
2021
Film
The Murder on Alibegova Street
Nikita
2022
Film
Two Angry Men Walking Over a Bridge
Himself
2017
Film
Amerykan Boy
Maksim
2015
Film
Every Day Love
2014
Film
Self-Portrait at Thirty
Himself
2026