NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL – OFFICIAL SELECTION 2024

In 2003, eight young Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment in a hidden space inside the Providence Place Mall and lived in it for four years, filming everything along the way. They snuck in furniture, tapped into the mall’s electricity, and even secretly constructed a brick wall with a locking door, smuggling in over 2 tons of cinderblock. Far more than just a wild prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all its inhabitants – a personal expression of defiance against local gentrification, a boundary-pushing work of public/private art, and finally, a 750 square foot space that sticks it to the man!

PRAISE FOR SECRET MALL APARTMENT

A hugely entertaining and insightful doc about issues/art that will force you to think while you laugh. – Ken Burns

It’s a fascinating, true story. You have to all see this film! It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen. -Jimmy Fallon

When I’m watching this movie, I’m just taken away as an artist, the purity of their art and that kind of imagination. -Jesse Eisenberg (Executive Producer)

One of the best movies of 2025. A testament to youthful ingenuity. Deliriously entertaining and moving. –Vulture

Compelling…. Jeremy Workman’s documentary looks back at a project that may sound like a joke but had serious underpinnings. –New York Times

Fascinating…A delightful, thought-provoking movie that’s about a lot of things at the same time. It’ll make you see the world with fresh eyes. -RogerEbert.com

The fascinating documentary from Jeremy Workman transforms a fantasy into something far more profound: a meditation on artistic purpose, urban displacement, and a quiet rebellion against corporate America. –Loud and Clear

Remarkable…A dazzling doc that’s a kiss-off to gentrification. –The Daily Beast

‘R’ 91min

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