Portrait of Nikita Lavretski

Nikita Lavretski

Directing

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”.

Born: January 17, 1994

Place of Birth: Minsk, Belarus

Filmography

2024
The Other Side

as The Recidivist #1 / Voice of the Possessed (voice)

2023
COOL (News from Belarus)

as Leonid Boulianov (segment "Nano")

2022
2021
2021
2021
2020
Movie Talks & Quiz

as Movie Expert

2019
2019
Drama

as Nikita

2017
Sad Music

as Himself (voice)

2017
Cinemagic

as Lev Zaretski

2015
2015
Amerykan Boy

as Maksim

2015
2015
Poetry

as The Stranger

2012