01/31/07

          I am shocked to only hear now of Stevenson's passing a year on. Dear Nell, I hope you know that your father inspired a whole generation of documentary film makers graduating from Tulane, myself included. His wisdom will live on in all of us. Stevenson is the reason why I am a documentary film maker. I am not sure if you will remember me, but I was one of his students around 96-98 and also did research for him for the Songwriter film. I remember you, his constant companion! You were truely the light of his life. I hope you will champion his film and get it finished and in front of audiences, as he would want. I am very sad that Stevenson and I lost touch over the last few years. I am sure you remember coming to his classes; he always made us work really hard writing essay after essay and always pushed us to think for ourselves and to think about documentary from every perspective. I will dedicate my next film in his memory. I hope Nell, you will find a way to cope with your grief.
Luci Spurling