Secret Mall Apartment - MON 8.9. - Opening screening

Karhupuisto Film Festival opens with a new documentary: Secret Mall Apartment (2025) *Nordic premiere

Secret Mall Apartment (dir. Jeremy Workman )
Monday 8.9. 19.30 - 22.00
2025, United States
1h 31min
Themes: Millennial/Gen X nostalgia, anarchy, capitalism, art
Allowed for ages 7 and up
Tent - Alli Trygg Park, Helsinki

The new documentary, which became a festival hit in the United States and grossed a million dollars at the box office, is the opening film of the Karhupuisto Film Festival. At the beginning of the millennium, a group of East Coast artists became frustrated with the way commercial spaces were taking over cities. They decided to secretly build an apartment in the shopping mall where they lived from 2003 to 2007. Directed by Jeremy Workman and produced by Jesse Eisenberg, the documentary is full of good-natured anarchy and early millennium nostalgia. The Washington Post described the film as “unexpectedly inspirational”. Jimmy Fallon agreed with the praise: “it's unlike anything I've ever seen.”

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🎟️ Ticket categories:

- Festival ticket – €15
A basic admission fee for one screening supports the implementation of the event.

- Patron ticket – €25
Would you like to support the festival more? Choose a patron ticket and support the continuation of the event.

- Solidarity ticket – €10
Students, unemployed, pensioners and other discount groups

We will also be organizing free open screenings in Karhupuisto and Kallio Library. More information on the event homepage.

✨ Come celebrate the new film festival, urban culture and community with us – see you in September!