A FILM BY JEREMY WORKMAN, USA, 2024, 91mins
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JESSE EISENBERG
Special Q&A after the film with Editor PAUL MURPHY! ​
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, a clubhouse to coordinate their artistic charity, and finally, a 750 square foot space that sticks it to the man.
Screening Saturday 13 Sept 6pm
Paul Murphy is a Melbourne-based film editor and writer with over 20 years of experience in post-production.
He began his career after studying writing at Box Hill TAFE, where an early interest in screenwriting led him to discover film editing-one that draws on the same craft and discipline of writing, with the added creativity of working with pictures, sound, and music.
He began his career after studying writing at Box Hill TAFE, where an early interest in screenwriting led him to discover film editing-one that draws on the same craft and discipline of writing, with the added creativity of working with pictures, sound, and music.
He co-wrote and edited Blind Ambition (2022), which won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, and edited Red Obsession (2013), narrated by Russell Crowe, which won the AACTA Award for Best Feature Documentary. His recent work includes the sci-fi thriller In Vitro (2024), starring Ashley Zukerman (Succession), which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival, and the SXSW-premiering documentary Secret Mall Apartment (2024), directed by Jeremy Workman and executive produced by Jesse Eisenberg.
Paul has cut a wide range of feature films and documentaries, with festival selections including TIFF, Tribeca, SXSW, and SFF. He is also the writer and host of The Conspiracy Tapes, a podcast series produced by Sony Music Entertainment.