Description: Abacus: Small Enough to Jail is a documentary film directed by Steve James that tells the incredible 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 U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank’s legacy in the Chinato
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail is a documentary film directed by Steve James that tells the incredible 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 U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves \u2013 and their bank\u2019s legacy in the Chinatown
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail , directed by Steve James and produced by Mark Mitten and Julie Goldman, earned a nomination this Tuesday for a 2018 George Foster Peabody Award, one of the highest honors in broadcast and digital media. Read the full list of nominees here.
We are thrilled to share that Abacus: Small Enough to Jail has earned a nomination for Best Documentary Feature for the 90th Academy Awards®.