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