Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Directed by Steve James

Special Presentations / USA / 2016 / 88 mins / English

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Great Star Theater
March 12, 2017 6:00 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

Description

Acclaimed filmmaker Steve James (HOOP DREAMS) explores the evocative story of the Sung family-owned Abacus Federal Savings Bank, the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. James documents the family’s trial by judge and their own Chinatown community.

Co-presented by: ITVS, Chinese for Affirmative Action

Preceded By

The Ride

Jeff Adachi / USA / 2017 / 15 mins
The Ride takes viewers on a personal and intense ride through the underbelly of the criminal injustice system, seen through the eyes of SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi, who is one of the nation's few elected public defenders. Adachi represents a young African American man who is charged with assaulting police officers after being falsely accused of a crime in a case with racial overtones. In this era of mass incarceration and police shootings of young African American men, how do we, as a society, grapple with the issues of racism and implicit bias in policing and its consequences for those who question police authority? The Ride allows the viewers to answer these critical questions.
Precedes: Abacus: Small Enough to Jail