
Nikita Lavretski
- Date of Birth: 1994-01-17
- Place of Birth: Minsk, Belarus
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 Be... 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”.

Cinemagic
Comedy, Documentary • 2017 March

Drama
Drama • 2019 April

Belarusian Psycho
Comedy, Thriller • 2015 December

Sad Music
Documentary • 2017 October

A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova
Documentary, Romance • 2016 November

Nikita Lavretski
Documentary • 2019 November

The Bear's Lair
Documentary • 2022 February

A Date in Minsk
Drama • 2022 October

Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp
Comedy • 2021 July

Getting Caught by the Rain
Documentary, Adventure • 2014 August