Frozen Souls

A theatrically styled discussion featuring Iris Kristeková, Renata Kalenská, and Jiří Kylar.

Iris Kristeková, Renata Kalenská, and Jiří Kylar have endured the worst possible experiences of sexualized violence - and it did not break them. They want to speak about their journey out of hell, their work with post-traumatic stress disorder, and how the light at the end of the tunnel can take many forms, in a theatrically styled discussion. The evening will include an excerpt from the theatrical performance Iris and time for audience questions.

Iris Kristeková is an actress who processed her difficult childhood experiences in the solo performance Iris - which won the Theatre Critics' Prize and a nomination for the Thalia Award. Renata Kalenská is a journalist and author of the book Frozen Souls about seven women and three men who went through hell and found their way out; one of the stories is her own. The book received a broad nomination for Documentary Book of the Year at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival. Jiří Kylar experienced sexual abuse by a Catholic priest as a child, founded the organization Someone Will Believe You, and today helps victims of the church - recently he signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Czech Bishops' Conference and the organization Someone Will Believe You together with Prague Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl.