Abacus : small enough to jail

James, Steve, 1955- (film director.). Mitten, Mark, 1958- (film producer.). Goldman, Julie, (film producer.). Sung, Thomas, 1935- (interviewee.). Sung, Jill, (interviewee.). Sung, Vera, (interviewee.). Bergmann, Tom, (director of photography.). Farbrother, John, 1968- (editor of moving image work.). Simpson, David E., (editor of moving image work.). Abrams, Josh, (composer (expression)). Mitten Media, (production company.). Motto Pictures, (production company.). Kartemquin Films, (production company.). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), (broadcaster.). Independent Television Service, (broadcaster.). Blue Ice Docs, (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary: Acclaimed director Steve James tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only bank prosecuted after the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves, and their bank's legacy in the Chinatown community, over the course of a five-year legal battle.

Item details

ISBN: 9781531702205
ISBN: 1531702201
ISBN: 9781887033893
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with 1 black and white sequence ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]
Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Widescreen.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Tom Bergmann ; editors, John Farbrother, David E. Simpson ; music, Joshua Abrams.
Participant or Performer Note:	With: Thomas Sung, Jill Sung, Vera Sung, Heather Sung, David Lindorf, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., Chanterelle Sung, Polly Greenberg.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally broadcast by PBS Sept. 12, 2017.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:	English and Chinese dialogue; subtitles in English or Chinese.