Secret Mall Apartment is an American documentary film directed by filmmaker Jeremy Workman that recounts the story of a group of young Rhode Islanders who built a secret apartment inside the bustling Providence Place shopping mall in Providence, Rhode Island in 2003, living there for four years until getting caught and charged with trespassing in 2007.[1][2][3] The story had been urban legend for many years[4] and the documentary brought together the original 8 participants for the first time in 17 years.[5]
Secret Mall Apartment had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival on March 8, 2024[6] where its popularity earned it the festival's first added "Buzz Screening".[7] It was cited in several high-profile publications as one of the stand-out documentaries of SXSW[8][9] and subsequently as one of "the best documentaries of 2024."[10][11]
Secret Mall Apartment marks the second collaboration between Workman and actor Jesse Eisenberg, who serves as one of the film's producers.[12][13] Previously, Eisenberg produced Workman's 2018 documentary The World Before Your Feet.