ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL
SYNOPSIS
From acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters, Life Itself), ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL tells the incredible story of the only U.S. bank that faced criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis: a family-owned bank serving immigrants in Chinatown, New York. Charged with mortgage fraud, the Sung family vigorously defend themselves – and an entire community’s financial way of life – over several years in an underdog battle for justice.
CREDITS
Director: Steve James
Producers: Mark Mitten, Julie Goldman
Executive Producers: Gordon Quinn, Betsy Steinberg, Christopher Clements, Justine Nagan, Raney Aronson-Rath, Sally Jo Fifer
Editors: John Farbrother, David E. Simpson
Cinematographer: Tom Bergmann
Co-Producers: Fenell Doremus, Nick Verbitsky
Music: Joshua Abrams
WHERE TO WATCH
FESTIVAL PREMIERE
& AWARDS
Toronto International Film Festival: 2016 Premiere
2018 Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
2018 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature
2018 Peabody Award Nominee, Documentary Category
2018 DGA Award Nominee for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
2017 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Political Documentary
National Board of Review, USA: 2017 Top Five Documentaries
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