By Brad Friedman

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Feb. 10 -- Sebastian Telfair may only be 20 years old, but already he's an NBA player. Now, he's about to become a movie star.

The Portland Trail Blazers second-year guard is the subject of the Jonathan Hock documentary opening Friday, Through the Fire, which tracks the Coney Island product's evolution from high school phenom to NBA lottery pick. Along the way, Telfair contemplates a scholarship offer from Rick Pitino at University of Louisville, struggles with the violence of his Brooklyn neighborhood and consumes himself with the desire to get his family out of the projects.

Having seen cousin and NBA star Stephon Marbury "make it", Telfair knows big league dreams are within reach. However, Telfair's greatest source of inspiration is his older brother Jamel Thomas, who serves as a cautionary tale of just how elusive an NBA career can be.

Through the Fire is winner of the 2005 Audience Award at the American Film Institute Film Festival and of the Best Documentary Award at the ninth Annual Urbanworld Film Festival. The 103-minute ESPN Original Entertainment film will open theatrically in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Portland on Friday, Feb. 10. It will also play in San Antonio, Houston, Toronto and Washington D.C., with more cities possibly to follow, and will be televised on ESPN March 12 with a DVD release planned as well.

Hock originally conceived the project after approaching Telfair to do a segment for HBO's On the Record with Bob Costas. The eight-time Emmy Award winning director, writer and editor created and directs the ESPN TV series Streetball, which just concluded its fourth season. Other credits include Michael Jordan To The Max, an IMAX film that he wrote and edited. For theaters and showtimes of Through the Fire, visit the film's official site, www.throughthefiremovie.com.