Nikita Lavretski
Directing · Director · Editor · Director of Photography
Born Jan 17, 1994 · Minsk, Belarus
Active 2011–present
Nikita Lavretski (1994, Minsk, Belarus) is “the most interesting gagman of the invisible Belarusian scene” (per Cahiers du Cinema).
Filmography
Idrak Mirzalizade: This Never Happened (2025) — Director · EditorCinemagic (2017) — Lev Zaretski · Director · Writer · EditorSasha's Hell (2019) — Director · Producer · Sound Recordist · EditorNikita Lavretski (2019) — Director · Producer · Editor · ScreenplayBelarusian Psycho (2015) — Dmitry · Director · Producer · Screenplay · EditorLove & Partnership (2016) — Director · Producer · Screenplay · EditorDrama (2019) — Nikita · Director · Producer · Screenplay · Director of Photography1986 (2019) — PropsThe Murder on Alibegova Street (2022) — Nikita · Director · EditorSad Music (2017) — Director · Editor · Director of PhotographyA Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova (2016) — Director · EditorFar Away and Not Soon (2012) — Director · Director of Photography · Editor · ScreenplayThe Bear's Lair (2022) — Director · Screenplay · Editor · Cinematography · MusicA Date in Minsk (2022) — Nikita · Director · Writer · Editor · ProducerThe Tiniest Castle of the Nation Found (and for Sale!) (2023)COOL (News from Belarus) (2023) — Leonid Boulianov (segment "Nano") · Director · Cinematography · EditorNeil in Love (2011) — Director · Director of Photography · Screenplay · EditorAmerykan Boy (2015) — Maksim · Screenplay · Director · Director of PhotographyPoetry (2015) — The Stranger · Director · ScreenplayEvery Day Love (2014) — Director · Screenplay · Editor · Director of PhotographyTO RUTH: (2012) — Director · Screenplay · Editor · Director of PhotographyMovie Talks & Quiz (2020) — Movie Expert · Director · ScreenplayThe Other Side (2024) — The Recidivist #1 / Voice of the Possessed (voice) · ProducerKinomantra (2016) — Lev Zaretski · Director · Writer