' s ▁books , ▁The ▁Sc ree ▁and ▁The ▁Girl ▁Who ▁Sw allowed ▁Be es , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁adapted ▁into ▁short ▁films ▁with ▁Mc D erm ott ▁script ing , ▁direct ing , ▁performing ▁and ▁painting ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁anim ations . ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁describes ▁the ▁stories ▁as ▁" l ittle ▁Goth ic , ▁dark , ▁mor ality ▁tales " ▁which ▁draw ▁on ▁the ▁dark ▁children ' s ▁tales ▁he ▁consum ed ▁during ▁his ▁own ▁child hood , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Brothers ▁Gr imm ' s ▁fair y ▁tales . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁The ▁Sc ree ▁won ▁Best ▁Film ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁F lick er fest ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁A FI ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Short ▁F iction ▁Film , ▁while ▁The ▁Girl ▁Who ▁Sw allowed ▁Be es ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁won ▁the ▁A FI ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Short ▁An imation . ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁says ▁he ▁enjo ys ▁film making ▁because ▁it ▁brings ▁together ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁skills . ▁ ▁He ▁reported ly ▁has ▁plans ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁third ▁short ▁film , ▁entitled ▁C rab ▁Boy ▁and ▁the ▁Girl ▁in ▁the ▁Sh ell , ▁and ▁has ▁expressed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁moving ▁into ▁feature ▁films . ▁He ▁also ▁vo iced ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁short ▁film ▁T eg an ▁the ▁Veg an . ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁has ▁also ▁had ▁roles