Secret Mall Apartment

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In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside the busy Providence Place Mall and kept it going for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than just a wild prank, the secret mall apartment became an incredibly meaningful act for all the participants, at once an act of defiance against local gentrification, a boundary-pushing work of public/private art, and a 750 square foot space that sticks it to the man.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

Secret Mall Apartment shines the light on the kind of art – and the kinds of artists – who work beyond the limelight, pushing both the law and the very definition of “art” itself to their limits.

Aug 20, 2024

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Michael Nordine

Variety

A thoughtful celebration of the DIY artistry behind that experiment, but only a so-so investigation of it.

Mar 20, 2024

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

The whole thing sometimes feels a bit underdeveloped thematically, but it definitely conveys that the existence of the Secret Mall Apartment led to the kind of environment where creatives inspire other creatives to be their best selves.

Mar 16, 2024

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

This one is… about exactly what it sounds like. It’s the story of a bunch of oddballs who secretly lived inside a room at Providence Place Mall for four years

Nov 20, 2024

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It's a film that could have easily been nothing more than a cinematic quirk, however, that's not how Workman works and this rather amazing true story becomes something so much more special.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Oct 14, 2024

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

Attempts to sell the exploit as some sort of artistic statement are noble if dubious, with director Jeremy Workman staying on their side and putting the escapade in the context of local urban planning. A very amusing comedy-doc.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 22, 2024

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In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside the busy Providence Place Mall and kept it going for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than just a wild prank, the secret mall apartment became an incredibly meaningful act for all the participants, at once an act of defiance against local gentrification, a boundary-pushing work of public/private art, and a 750 square foot space that sticks it to the man.

Director: Jeremy Workman
Producer: Jeremy Workman
Production Co: Wheelhouse Creative
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 31m