23rd Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Why I Believe in God and What I Have Experienced with Him
A discussion with the well know priest about his books, (such as Hitchhiker on this Earth and Oddball on this Earth), his path to God, dissidents, and people at the margin of society, emigration, and the current situation in the Czech Republic.
In cooperation with the Czech Christian Academy, Jihlava
Ladislav Heryán
Czech priest, educator, translator and writer. In the 80s, during his studies at Brno University of Technology, he secretly pursued theology and became a Salesian. In 1987 he immigrated to Italy where he gained a degree in philosophy and theology. He returned to his home country a er the Velvet Revolution and was ordained a priest in 1994. Since the 90s, he has been teaching Biblical studies, Greek and Hebrew at vocational schools and universities.
Petr Vizina
Czech journalist and musician and a graduate from Charles University, Catholic eological Faculty. He currently heads the culture news department of Czech TV. In the past he wrote articles for Lidové noviny, Hospodářské noviny, Respekt and Reflex. He also played drums in the bands Otcovy děti, Traband a Šarközi.
Language: Czech only