VanSant fared somewhat better as adirector in 2000 with FindingForrester, a drama about a blackhighschool student (Rob Brown) who becomesfriendswith a crusty, reclusiveauthor (SeanConnery).
RobBrown, a journalism lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, said this was "atypical" of the national picture in which local newspapers were struggling due to loss of advertising revenue.