Through the Fire (film)
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| Directed by | Jonathan Hock |
| Produced by | Jonathan Hock Philip A. Aromando Diane Houslin Christopher Kenneally Asha Rubin |
| Starring | Sebastian Telfair |
| Music by | Pete Miser Duncan Sheik |
| Cinematography | Alastair Christopher |
| Editing by | Sam Citron Steven Pilgrim |
| Distributed by | ESPN Cinema Libre Studio Crosstown Releasing |
| Release date(s) | 2006 02 10 |
| Running time | 103 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Through the Fire is a 2005 Documentary film. The movie 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.
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[edit] Plot
Since the tender 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 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.
[edit] Awards
Through the Fire was awarded with the 2005 Audience Award for Best Documentary.
[edit] Through the Fire 2
Along with Cornerstone Productions, Rob Stone is now filming Abraham Lincoln High School's newest phenom, Lance Stephenson. Stone is filming Stephenson's sophomore, junior, and senior years. Stephenson helped the Lincoln Railsplitters get another PSAL championship. The title of the series is called "Born ready", named after Stephenson's nickname. The webisodes are viewable for free at www.bornready.tv.
