2004 BHFF Best Foreign Film Award Presented to: LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS   Directed by - Oliver Herrmann Genre: Drama/Experimental Starring: Sophie Semin, Ariadna del Carmen, and Robert Hunger-Buehler Synopsis: Just as Stravinsky’s music was inspired by prehistoric rituals, so does Oliver Herrmann pay homage to the world of Santeria in this remarkable silent film. In this world, God is a black woman who surveys three of her subjects: Esther, lost in mourning for her dead husband; Dr. Bardot, a brilliant brain surgeon who rejects the chaos of the modern world and Lucia, a victim of childhood sexual abuse, who seeks revenge by destroying herself. When all three are transferred to a tropical island, God watches her experiments, as their fate reveals to the viewer and to Her. With music by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, “Le Sacred du Printemps” is at once surreal and serene—and never less than a visual tour de force.