DORRIN EXFORD, Executive Producer   

Dorrin is currently on the Board of the Veterans Education Project in Amherst Massachusetts, providing workshops and seminars for veterans and families as a way to promote open dialog, understanding and healing. She is a member of the VEP speakers group, offering a “partner’s” perspective on the impact of war on families. She recently organized a symposium that brought together nationally recognized physicians, health care providers, veterans and their families to address the challenges of PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

In 2005, Dorrin traveled to Vietnam as part of a delegation of former Vietnam veterans, where she deepened her experience and understanding of the impact of war on families. That same year she was awarded the Torch for Tomorrow Award from the Veterans of America Foundation for her work with families and PTSD, and for her “demonstrated passion, vision, courage, and perseverance towards humanitarian good in the area of post conflict.”

Dorrin was a teacher and counselor in the public schools for twenty years, and worked extensively with adolescents and families in therapeutic and educational settings. She is currently the Director of Learning and Development at Yankee Candle Company in South Deerfield Massachusetts, and is responsible for organizing and implementing educational programs for the company’s 5000 plus employees nationwide.

DAVID SKILLICORN, Director and Co-Producer

David Skillicorn is a long time award-winning filmmaker with a strong commitment to social issues and the creation of compelling documentary programs. His company, Sunrise Media, specializes in unique film projects that seek to deepen our experience of the world and our understanding of the human condition.

Skillicorn has worked as a Director, Cinematographer, Producer, and Editor for most of the major cable and broadcast networks, including ABC, CBS, PBS and A&E. Over the past 25 years, he has filmed documentaries in more than thirty countries across five continents. Skillicorn has won numerous awards for his work, including multiple Emmy Awards and nominations, the UPI Journalism Award, a Gold Medal from the New York Film and Television Festival and two Iris Awards.

His 2002 feature length documentary, "Let Each Light Shine", about a community of people with developmental disabilities, premiered at the Directors Guild of America in New York City and won a CINE Golden Eagle Award for outstanding documentary, as well as a Chris Award at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival.

Skillicorn recently completed work on a series of films about mental health issues targeted toward adolescents and their families. The series included programs on steroid abuse (narrated by two time World Series MVP Curt Schilling), Oxy-contin drug abuse, and Depression. His film on teenaged alcohol abuse was hosted by Matt Damon and won a Chris award at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival.

In 2007, Skillicorn completed a series of short films for the national Centers for Disease Control as part of a major initiative addressing sexual health issues with adolescents. The films are used in workshops nationally to help parents understand these issues and promote effective ways of dealing with them.

Skillicorn has experienced many troubled and war torn areas of the world as part of his film work through the years. He's made films in Nicaragua, Haiti, and in Nokorno-Karabach during the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In Nicaragua, he profiled one community as they struggled with reconciliation after a decade of brutal civil war between Sandanistas and Contras. "Nicaragua" examined how it is that individuals, families and communities move past the trauma of war, when only months earlier neighbors, and in some cases family members, were trying to kill each other.

In Armenia, Skillicorn followed a team of international relief workers as they tried to deliver infant formula to young families caught in crosshairs of the war and cut off from supplies. Through it all, Skillicorn has seen first hand the impact war can have on veterans, families, and communities. He hopes Beyond the Wall will bring a deeper understanding of our own experiences with the aftermath of war, and help our current veterans and their families better transition back to civilian life.