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 · Editor · WriterSasha's Hell (2019) — Director · Sound Recordist · Producer · EditorNikita Lavretski (2019) — Editor · Director · Producer · ScreenplayBelarusian Psycho (2015) — Dmitry · Producer · Screenplay · Director · EditorLove & Partnership (2016) — Screenplay · Editor · Director · ProducerDrama (2019) — Nikita · Director of Photography · Screenplay · Director · Producer1986 (2019) — PropsThe Murder on Alibegova Street (2022) — Nikita · Editor · DirectorSad Music (2017) — Director of Photography · Editor · DirectorA 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) — Music · Cinematography · Screenplay · Director · EditorA 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") · Cinematography · Director · EditorNeil in Love (2011) — Director of Photography · Editor · Director · ScreenplayPoetry (2015) — The Stranger · Director · ScreenplayAmerykan Boy (2015) — Maksim · Director · Screenplay · Director of PhotographyEvery Day Love (2014) — Editor · Director · Director of Photography · ScreenplayTO RUTH: (2012) — Screenplay · Director of Photography · Editor · DirectorMovie Talks & Quiz (2020) — Movie Expert · Director · ScreenplayThe Other Side (2024) — The Recidivist #1 / Voice of the Possessed (voice) · ProducerKinomantra (2016) — Lev Zaretski · Director · Writer