Quick Facts on Paul Stekler

Nominated by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for outstanding achievement in television writing in 2004
a) Recognized by the WGA for his documentary film, “Last Man Standing: Politics Texas Style,” which aired nationally on PBS's P.O.V. in 2004
b) The film takes a behind-the-scenes look at Texas politics during the 2002 elections, which pitted President Bush's Lone Star state Republican Party against a historic multi-cultural Democratic ticket
c) Receives widespread acclaim from the Dallas Morning News, indieWIRE, New York Magazine, Variety, and the Washington Post
a) Receives the Special Jury Prize at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival for the three-hour documentary, “George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire”
b) Garners rave reviews: “stunning and probing,” says the New York Times; “a full-blown Shakespearean saga... riveting,” says the Houston Chronicle; and “mesmerizing,” says the Boston Globe
Stekler's other award-winning work receives PBS airplay, including “Vote for Me: Politics in America,” a four-hour special about grassroots electoral politics; two segments of the “Eyes on the Prize II” series on the history of civil rights; “Last Stand at Little Big Horn”; and “Louisiana Boys: Raised on Politics”
Recipient of two George Foster Peabody Awards, three Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Journalism Awards, and three Emmy Awards for his inventive television work
Currently producing a documentary about the lives of singer/songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Woody Guthrie
Planning to establish a Center for Documentary Studies at the University so that students can take responsible roles in the creation of documentary films