Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/friedman-p-kerim-c667all.aspx Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:36:16 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/acting-like-a-thief-p129.aspx Product129 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:30:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/acting-like-a-thief-p129.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/acting-like-a-thief.jpg" alt="Acting Like A Thief" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/acting-like-a-thief-p129.aspx">Acting Like A Thief</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/acting-like-a-thief-p129.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$320.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div><i>Acting Like a Thief</i> is about a Chhara tribal theatre group in Ahmedabad, India. Starting with the arrest of playwright&nbsp;<a href="http://www.der.org/films/filmmakers/dakxin-bajrange.html">DaKxin Bajrange</a>&nbsp;(Chhara), the documentary reveals how the Budhan Theatre has transformed the lives of adults and children within the community.Chhara tribals were notified as "natural criminals" by the British in 1871 and imprisoned in a labor camp in Ahmedabad. After Indian independence, they were de-notified, but the stigma of being a "born criminal" follows them to this day. The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.budhantheatre.org/">Budhan Theatre</a>&nbsp;was inspired by the activism work of&nbsp;<a href="https://store.der.org/mahasweta-devi-p602.aspx">Mahasweta Devi</a>.<div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><hr><div><b>SELECTED SCREENINGS &amp; AWARDS</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="">Amnesty International Film Festival, USA, 2006</div><div style="">Tri Continental Film Festival, India, 2006</div><div style="">Ms. Film Festival, 2006</div><div style="">South Side Film Festival, USA, 2006</div><div style="">Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival, USA, 2006</div><div style="">Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, Ithaca, NY, 2007</div><div style="">Association for Asian Studies Conference, Boston, MA, 2007</div><div style="">International Asian Women's Film Festival, New Delhi, India, 2007</div><div style="">International Ethnographic Film Festival of the Royal Anthropological Institute, UK, 2007</div><div style="">International Festival of Films on Tribal Art &amp; Culture, India, 2008</div></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/friedman-p-kerim-c667all.aspx">Friedman, P. Kerim</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>