Through the Fire (2005 film)

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| name = Through the Fire

| image = Through The Fire dvd cover.jpg

| caption =

| director = Jonathan Hock

| producer = Jonathan Hock
Philip A. Aromando
Diane Houslin
Christopher Kenneally
Asha Rubin

| writer =

| starring = Sebastian Telfair

| music = Pete Miser
Duncan Sheik

| cinematography = Alastair Christopher

| editing = Sam Citron
Steven Pilgrim

| distributor = ESPN
Cinema Libre Studio
Crosstown Releasing

| released = {{Film date|2005|04|21|Tribeca Film Festival|2006|02|10|United States}}

| runtime = 103 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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Through the Fire is a 2005 documentary film. The film focuses on Sebastian Telfair as he goes through his senior year at Abraham Lincoln High School in New York City. Throughout the film, Sebastian is faced with the choice between college in Louisville or making the jump from high school to the NBA.

Synopsis

Since the age of nine, Sebastian Telfair has been a well known player on the basketball courts in his hometown of Brooklyn. Now entering his senior year of high school, Sebastian is determined to get his team, the Lincoln Railsplitters, to their third straight PSAL championship title. He is also faced with the decision to either attend the University of Louisville or make the jump from high school to the NBA in order to provide for his family and get them out of the projects of New York City. Telfair's environment also plays a big part in his life. He deals with a death and having the entire neighborhood depending on him to be next in the line of great New York point guards.

Awards

2005 AFI Fest - Audience Award for Best Documentary
2005 Urbanworld Film Festival - Best Documentary Feature

External links

{{official website|http://www.throughthefiremovie.com|Through the Fire}}
{{IMDb title|0457502|Through the Fire}}

Category:2005 films

Category:Documentary films about basketball

Category:Films shot in New York City

Category:2000s English-language films