A lily dies in time-lapse speed under the teary stare of the young woman contemplating her melancholy. An ode to the cherry blossoms dying in the moonlight in the great cannon of Japan. A devotee of the cinematic craft, Dirkes explores stop motion and time lapse animation. Working extensively across the far east, Canada and Eastern Europe, he obsessively explores the relationship between music and filmmaking. Relocating to the U.S. in 2004, he founded Labtest, an media art collective to create a VJ performance commissioned for Hipersonica International VJ Festival in Sao Paulo, Brasil and has continued to VJ/DJ and exhibit gallery shows, media installations and festival screenings worldwide. Currently residing in New York City, Dirkes founded and directs Obscure Object Films, his production company, and works as a freelance director, composer and editor. www.stephendirkes.com, www.obscureobjectfilms.com