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Secret Mall Apartment + Q&A w/ Ivan Williams

Opens on August 5

The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve.  For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats.  Screening will begin promptly at midnight.

Director: Jeremy Workman Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Michael Townsend, Colin Bliss, James J.A. Mercer, Andrew Oesch, Greta Scheing

Join us for a special two nights only engagement of the acclaimed documentary Secret Mall Apartment, with both showtimes having a post-screening Q&A with the Executive Producer of the film, Ivan Williams!

This unique and thought-provoking film uncovers the astonishing true story of a group of artists who secretly built and lived in a hidden apartment inside a Rhode Island shopping mall for four years. What began as a social experiment quickly evolved into a daring statement on consumerism, space, and creativity in urban environments. Secret Mall Apartment explores the blurred lines between public and private space, art and trespass, and the courage it takes to live outside the norm.

Whether you’re a documentary film enthusiast, an urban explorer, or just intrigued by the idea of secret spaces in plain sight, these are screenings you won’t want to miss.

About Our Guest: Ivan Williams is an award-winning producer whose work spans feature films, television, Broadway, and documentaries. Over the years, he’s brought to life projects like Knights of Badassdom, Big Stone Gap, M.F.A., Creating Woodstock, and This Changes Everything. This year alone, Ivan has released an exciting and diverse slate of narrative features—including Ramona at Midlife, a heartfelt, award-winning dramedy; Black Diamond, a stylish and provocative ski thriller; and Köln 75, a Berlinale-premiered drama based on a true story from the jazz world, which went on to earn multiple German Film Academy Award nominations.
On the documentary side, he’s also had a remarkable run—with The Wonder and the Worry, about National Geographic legend Chris Johns; How to Build a Truth Engine, an urgent look at misinformation, and AI tools to combat it, that was produced with George Clooney and Grant Heslov; and of course, the film we just saw—Secret Mall Apartment—which he executive produced alongside Jesse Eisenberg and which premiered at SXSW last year to widespread acclaim.
Ivan is also CEO of Nexus4AI, a startup that grew out of his work in truth-centered storytelling, and he is the founder of Wildbrush Media and Outer Limits Productions. A Navy Reserve intelligence veteran and adjunct professor at UC Irvine, he’s deeply committed to storytelling that drives both cultural impact and creative innovation.

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