Directing
Nikita Lavretski
XX, RU, PT, EN cinema · 46 credits
Born
17 January 1994 (age 32)
Birthplace
Minsk, Belarus
Also known as Nikita Lavretsky · Nikita Lavretskiy · Мікіта Лаўрэцкі
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”.
Known for
Filmography
Self-Portrait at Thirty
as Himself, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Filmtelligence
as Lev Zaretski, Director, Editor, Writer, Cinematography
Smarty
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Idrak Mirzalizade: This Never Happened
as Self, Director, Editor
The Other Side
as The Recidivist #1 / Voice of the Possessed (voice), Producer
Ulysses
Director, Editor, Screenplay
COOL (News from Belarus)
as Leonid Boulianov (segment "Nano"), Cinematography, Director, Editor
A Date in Minsk
as Nikita, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
The Bear's Lair
Actor, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editor, Music, Director
The Murder on Alibegova Street
as Nikita, Editor, Director
Jokes About War
Director, Editor
My Poopfriend
Director
Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants
as Self (entertainer), Editor, Director of Photography, Director
The Release
as Self, Director, Cinematography, Editor
Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp
as Self (Entertainer), Producer, Director
A Kid's Flick
Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Screenplay, Producer
Movie Talks & Quiz
as Movie Expert, Screenplay, Director
Drama
as Nikita, Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay
Nikita Lavretski
as Himself, Editor, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Sasha's Hell
Director, Editor, Sound Recordist, Producer
1986
Props
Two Angry Men Walking Over a Bridge
as Himself, Director
Sad Music
as Himself (voice), Editor, Director, Director of Photography
Cinemagic
as Lev Zaretski, Director, Editor, Writer
A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova
as Himself, Director, Editor
Kinomantra
as Lev Zaretski, Director, Writer
Love & Partnership
Producer, Director, Editor, Screenplay
May
Editor, Director of Photography
Amerykan Boy
as Maksim, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12?
as Himself (voice), Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Poetry
as The Stranger, Screenplay, Director
Belarusian Psycho
as Dmitry, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
Getting Caught by the Rain
as Himself, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Every Day Love
Actor, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Director, Editor
Dasha and Alisa at Present Time
Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay, Director
A Birthday in Minsk
Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Loud Music
Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Screenplay
Neil and Love
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
Конец декабря
2013
The End of December
Director, Screenplay
Lost in the Woods
Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Magicians of Belarus
as Himself, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
TO RUTH:
Actor, Editor, Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography
Far Away and Not Soon
Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Neil in Love
Actor, Editor, Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay