Secret Mall Apartment

Opens Wednesday, March 26, 2025

In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a wild prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.

Official Selection: SXSW, DOC NYC

“An odd and outrageous doc that captures a low-tech blip in time, and affirms the power and necessity of art and those who create it.” – The Daily Beast

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