Through the Fire (2005 film)

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Through the Fire
Directed by	Jonathan Hock
Produced by	Jonathan Hock Philip A. Aromando Diane Houslin Christopher Kenneally Asha Rubin
Starring	Sebastian Telfair
Cinematography	Alastair Christopher
Edited by	Sam Citron Steven Pilgrim
Music by	Pete Miser Duncan Sheik
Distributed by	ESPN Cinema Libre Studio Crosstown Releasing
Release dates	April 21, 2005 (2005-04-21) (Tribeca Film Festival) February 10, 2006 (2006-02-10) (United States)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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.

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

• Through the Fire
• Through the Fire at IMDb

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