Voices in the Void is an animated short based on the true story retold by Rabbi Bent Melchior, a witness to the Nazi occupation and the increasing persecution of Jews. As the situation worsened, his father made the life-saving decision to flee, giving the family a chance to survive.
To portray the world through a child’s eyes, we used a black-and-white visual style enhanced with a scratched overlay, evoking the harsh reality of the time. Light—whether from a streetlamp or the beam of a Nazi officer’s flashlight—became a recurring motif, symbolizing hope piercing through darkness.
We introduced a sense of depth and movement by adding a third dimension and playing with perspective. The use of depth of field—drawn from cinematic language—further strengthened the emotional impact of the narrative.
The project was created using Toon Boom Studio, Fusion Studio, and DaVinci Resolve.
My role included serving as the artistic supervisor, overseeing the work of animators and ensuring the visual coherence and quality of the final animation. I was also responsible for compositing and visual effects in Fusion Studio, as well as color grading the finished film.
