03756cgm a2200673 i 4500 350215734 TxAuBib 20180203120000.0 d 170731s2017||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 9781531702205 $22.48 1531702201 $22.48 841887033893 FRN63418 PBS Distribution (OCoLC)995854739 TEFMT eng rda TEFMT TEF WIM GK8 RB0 CNEDM EMU OCLCO TOH OCLCO ALH TxAuBib rda eng chi eng chi eng Frontline (Television program). Abacus [DVD] : 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. [Arlington, Virginia : PBS Distribution, [2017] ©2017. 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with 1 black and white sequence ; 4 3/4 in. tdi rdacontent v rdamedia vd rdacarrier Widescreen. Director of photography, Tom Bergmann ; editors, John Farbrother, David E. Simpson ; music, Joshua Abrams. With: Thomas Sung, Jill Sung, Vera Sung, Heather Sung, David Lindorf, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., Chanterelle Sung, Polly Greenberg. Originally broadcast by PBS Sept. 12, 2017. 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. DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo. 20180203. English and Chinese dialogue; subtitles in English or Chinese. Abacus Federal Savings Bank Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Fraud) New York (State) New York. Financial institutions Law and legislation New York (State) New York Criminal provisions. Subprime mortgage loans Corrupt practices. Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. James, Steve, 1973-, 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), publisher.