“Let’s All Live At The Mall.”

Join us in the Falmouth Public Library’s Hermann Room on Tuesday, October 7th at 6:30pm for a documentary screening of The Secret Apartment (2024) from Executive Producer Jesse Eisenberg and acclaimed Director Jeremy Workman! This documentary screening is free to the public and is supported by the Library Board of Trustees. To register to attend as seating is limited, CLICK HERE or call us at 508-457-2555 x7.

WINNER OF NINE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS OFFICIAL SELECTION SXSW, HOTDOCS, IFFBoston, Cleveland Film Festival, Melbourne Film Festival, Vancouver Film Festival

“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! Featuring never-before-seen footage of the space and revealing the identities of all the participants for the first time, Secret Mall Apartment is more than just a bonkers true story.”

The Secret Apartment is rated Not Rated and has a running time of 1 hour and 31 minutes. English subtitles will be used if available.

Reviews

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

“Secret Mall Apartment unspools a wild story full of relatable wish fulfillment and social commentary, making for a highly entertaining treatise on artistic expression.” RottenTomatoes “Critic Consensus”+

“Deliriously entertaining and moving… Watching Secret Mall Apartment, I was reminded at times of Man On Wire.”” –Bilge Ebiri, Vulture 

“Can an apartment be art? Yes, the movie suggests — if you understand art to be fused with life, a way of existing rather than just something you make and sell.” -Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times

“Unexpectedly inspirational” –Los Angeles Times

“Delightful… Moving…   Issues of urban renewal, the value of public art, the difficulty of being married to an obsessive artist and lots more run through Workman’s film. It’s consistently, thoughtfully engaging. And, yes, often very funny in its open-hearted embrace of the DIY spirit, legal or otherwise” -Michael Philips, Chicago Tribune

“Secret Mall Apartment is a true tall tale.” –Film Inquiry

“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.” –Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com