From the release:

Samuel Patthey’s SANS VOIX Shirt Film Premieres Online March 10, Paired with NYC Screening Event.

SCRIMSHAW will premiere SANS VOIX, the latest short film from Swiss animator Samuel Patthey, alongside an in-person New York screening titled REAL ART BY REAL HUMANS, a celebration of hand-crafted animation at a time when the online narrative is increasingly shaped by AI.

SANS VOIX is a very personal, semi-autobiographical meditation on silence, fatherhood, and the quiet cost of devotion. Told without dialogue and built from approximately 7,000 hand-illustrated frames, the film follows Dan, a young raver who clings to the safety of routine, headphones, rituals, solitude, while the outside world feels too loud and too close.

Created over multiple years, SANS VOIX is a deeply intimate work from Patthey, whose previous films include Écorce (2020) and Travelogue Tel Aviv (2017). The film has screened at over 76 international festivals, including Locarno, Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, and Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, and now makes its online debut on SCRIMSHAW.

The March 10 screening will feature SANS VOIX alongside select SCRIMSHAW titles, including Daniel Cordero’s Everybody Loves Salsa and Noah Sterling’s TINKERHELL, followed by a Q&A and live conversation with participating directors. Limited-edition vinyl records of the film’s score will be distributed at the event.

The event title, REAL ART BY REAL HUMANS, reflects SCRIMSHAW’s commitment to transparent, creator-aligned programming. While not anti-technology, the platform advocates for the visibility and sustainability of human-made, independent animation.

“We know how long animation takes,” says SCRIMSHAW founder Dave Gelb. “In a culture that feeds on instant content, SANS VOIX is a reminder that patience and reflection still matter.”

SANS VOIX premieres online March 10 at 12PM EST on SCRIMSHAW’s YouTube channel.