Small Enough to Jail

WINNER – OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DOCUMENTARY News & Documentary Emmy® Awards

NOMINEE – DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY 77th ANNUAL PEABODY AWARDS

NOMINEE – STEVE JAMES, OUTSTANDING DIRECTING Directors guild of america awards

WINNER - BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY CRITICS’ CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARDS

THREE NOMINATIONS CRITICS’ CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARDS

NOMINEE - BEST DOCUMENTARY NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW

NOMINEE - BEST DOCUMENTARY CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

2018 ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE - BEST  DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

 

A Film by Steve James  The Director of Hoop Dreams and Life Itself

Produced by Mark Mitten and Julie Goldman

 
 
 
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Abacus: Small Enough to Jail 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 Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle.
 
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Abacus wins Emmy Award for Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
Abacus earns 2018 Emmy® Award nomination for Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
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Abacus earns nomination for 2018 Peabody Awards!

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.

Abacus nominated for 90th Academy Awards®

We are thrilled to share that Abacus: Small Enough to Jail has earned a nomination for Best Documentary Feature for the 90th Academy Awards®. 

 

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