Abacus, small enough to jail, directed by Steve James ; produced by Mark Mitten, Julie Goldman ; a Mitten Media, Motto Pictures and Kartemquin Films production for WGBH/FRONTLINE and Independent Television Service (ITVS) in association with Blue Ice Docs
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Abacus, small enough to jail, directed by Steve James ; produced by Mark Mitten, Julie Goldman ; a Mitten Media, Motto Pictures and Kartemquin Films production for WGBH/FRONTLINE and Independent Television Service (ITVS) in association with Blue Ice Docs
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Abacus
Oclc number
995854739
Responsibility statement
directed by Steve James ; produced by Mark Mitten, Julie Goldman ; a Mitten Media, Motto Pictures and Kartemquin Films production for WGBH/FRONTLINE and Independent Television Service (ITVS) in association with Blue Ice Docs
Runtime
89
Sub title
small enough to jail
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
Technique
live action
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Genre
Subject
- Documentary films
- Financial institutions + Law and legislation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Criminal provisions
- Abacus Federal Savings
- Subprime mortgage loans + Corrupt practices
- Journalism films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Filmed interviews
- Political films
- Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
- Feature films
- Chinese language materials
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- Contributor14
- Genre6
- Subject11
- Documentary films
- Financial institutions + Law and legislation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Criminal provisions
- Abacus Federal Savings
- Subprime mortgage loans + Corrupt practices
- Journalism films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Filmed interviews
- Political films
- Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
- Feature films
- Chinese language materials
- Content1
- Is Based On1
- Related to1
- Mapped to1