Finding Forrester is written by Michael A. Rich, who received the Don and Gee Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Finding Forrester is the story of an underprivileged African-American teen with talents in both basketball and prose. When a critically-acclaimed reclusive writer played by Sean Connery takes note of the teen's writing, a mentorship forms that changes the course of the teen's life. Gus Van Sant directs the Columbia film, which has shades of his previous effort, Good Will Hunting.
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