Against All Odds, The True Story of Frank Song - Trailer

Bloomberg Documentary — Frank Song (2026)

Some stories defy the odds so completely they demand to be told. Frank Song is one of them. A Bloomberg Originals and ABC documentary premiering in 2026, the film traces the remarkable true story of a fourteen-year-old boy in Fremont, California, who becomes the unlikely anchor of a family in freefall — his mother battling severe mental illness, his father consumed by alcohol and failed ambition, and a five-year-old sister with no one else to protect her. With foreclosure looming and no safety net in sight, Frank Song makes a singular decision: money is the only thing that can save them — and he will find it.

From the Bay Area's most dangerous streets to the glass towers of Wall Street's top investment banks and private equity firms, Frank's journey is a decade-long high-wire act where every decision carries the weight of survival. Represented by Frank Weimann at Folio Literary Management, the project is positioned as a defining true story of the millennial generation — raw, urgent, and deeply human.

Matthys Pretorius completed the colour grade at AfterDark Post Production, Cape Town.