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Abacus : small enough to jail
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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...
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.
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- Creator
- directed by Steve James ; produced by Mark Mitten, p.g.a, Julie Goldman, p.g.a. ; 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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- Frontline (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Contributors
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- James, Steve, 1955- television director
- Mitten, Mark, 1958- television producer
- Goldman, Julie, television 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
- Motto Pictures
- Kartemquin Films
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Independent Television Service
- Blue Ice Docs
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- Publication
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- [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]
- [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2017]
- ©2017
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
- digital
- optical
- surround stereo
- 5.1 2.0 Dolby Digital
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- ISBNs
- 9781531702205, 1531702201
- OCLC
- ocn995854739
- Credits
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- With: Thomas Sung, Jill Sung, Vera Sung, Heather Sung, David Lindorf, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., Chanterelle Sung, Polly Greenberg
- Director of photography, Tom Bergmann ; editors, John Farbrother, David E. Simpson ; music, Joshua Abrams
- "SDH subtitles (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same function as closed captions"--Container.
- Program content: ©2016.
- Originally broadcast on the PBS series Frontline, Sept. 12, 2017.
- DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
- In English and Chinese with optional subtitles in English (SDH) or Mandarin.
- Opening -- Introducing Mr. Sung -- Sung family dinner -- An attack on Chinatown -- The trial begins -- Big banks bailed out -- 2003 bank run -- Borrowers testify -- Gift letters -- Fannie Mae testifies -- Final week of trial -- Jury deliberations -- The verdict
Subjects
- Abacus Federal Savings Bank -- Trials, litigation, etc.
- Subprime mortgage loans -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
- Mortgage loans -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
- Commercial crimes -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
- Fraud -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
- Trials (Fraud) -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Financial institutions -- Law and legislation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Criminal provisions.
- Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
- Chinese Americans -- Social conditions.