Abacus : small enough to jail
(DVD)
Contributors
James, Steve, 1955- television director.
Mitten, Mark, 1958- television producer.
Goldman, Julie, television producer.
Sung, Thomas, 1935- interviewee.
Sung, Jill, interviewee.
Mitten, Mark, 1958- television producer.
Goldman, Julie, television producer.
Sung, Thomas, 1935- interviewee.
Sung, Jill, interviewee.
Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017].
Format
DVD
ISBN
9781531702205, 1531702201
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Millhopper Branch - Adult Video | DVD 364.163 ABA 2017 | In |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Abacus Federal Savings Bank -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Chinese Americans -- Social conditions.
Commercial crimes -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Documentary television programs.
DVDs.
Financial institutions -- Law and legislation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Criminal provisions.
Fraud -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Mortgage loans -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Subprime mortgage loans -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Trials (Fraud) -- New York (State) -- New York.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Chinese Americans -- Social conditions.
Commercial crimes -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Documentary television programs.
DVDs.
Financial institutions -- Law and legislation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Criminal provisions.
Fraud -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Mortgage loans -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Subprime mortgage loans -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Trials (Fraud) -- New York (State) -- New York.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017].
Language
English
ISBN
9781531702205, 1531702201
UPC
841887033893, 00841887033893
Notes
General Note
"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.
General Note
Program content: ©2016.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Tom Bergmann ; editors, John Farbrother, David E. Simpson ; music, Joshua Abrams.
Participants/Performers
With: Thomas Sung, Jill Sung, Vera Sung, Heather Sung, David Lindorf, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., Chanterelle Sung, Polly Greenberg.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast on the PBS series Frontline, Sept. 12, 2017.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
In English and Chinese with optional subtitles in English (SDH) or Mandarin.
Awards
Academy Award nominee, Best documentary feature, 2018.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
James, S., Mitten, M., Goldman, J., Sung, T., Sung, J., Sung, V., Bergmann, T., Farbrother, J., Simpson, D. E., & Abrams, J. (2017). Abacus: small enough to jail . PBS.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steve James et al.. 2017. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail. PBS.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steve James et al.. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail PBS, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)James, Steve, et al. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail PBS, 2017.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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