Documentary ‘Secret Mall Apartment’ Chronicles a Prank and a Protest as Art
The film explores how a collective of young artists created a living space within a Providence, Rhode Island, mall and how they were able to keep it hidden for four years.

During their heyday, malls captivated Hollywood filmmakers. From 1978’s “Dawn of the Dead” and 1982’s “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” through 1991’s “Scenes From a Mall” and 1995’s “Mallrats,” important sequences or entire movies were shot within shopping centers.
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