The Little will screen Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (Steve James, U.S. 2016, 88 min.) followed by a discussion with filmmaker Steve James as part of the One Take Film Festival.

From acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters, Life Itself), 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.

[source: One Take Film Festival page, 2017-May-17]