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Title Abacus : small enough to jail [DVD videorecording] / 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.
Publication Info. [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]
©2017
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Description 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent
video v rdamedia
videodisc vd rdacarrier
digital optical surround rda
video file DVD video region 1 rda
Documentary television programs. lcgft
System Details DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
Note English and Chinese dialogue; subtitles in English or Chinese.
Credits Director of photography, Tom Bergmann ; editors, John Farbrother, David E. Simpson ; music, Joshua Abrams.
Note Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Widescreen.
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.
Subject Abacus Federal Savings.
Financial institutions -- Law and legislation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Criminal provisions.
Subprime mortgage loans -- Corrupt practices.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Genre Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
Added Author James, Steve, 1955- film director.
Mitten, Mark, film producer.
Goldman, Julie, film producer.
Bergmann, Tom, director of photography.
Farbrother, John, editor of moving image work.
Simpson, David E., editor of moving image work.
Abrams, Josh, composer (expression)
Mitten Media (Firm), production company.
Motto Pictures, production company.
Kartemquin Films, production company.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), broadcaster.
Independent Television Service, broadcaster.
Blue Ice Docs (Firm), production company.
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
Added Title Frontline (Television program)
ISBN 9781531702205 : $24.99
1531702201
Standard No. 841887033893
Music # FRN63418 PBS Distribution
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