Webmichael townsend has watched a few showings now around the country of the documentary “secret mall apartment, ” about how he and seven other artists. Webafter getting his condo bulldozed, a man and several of his friends found a new home in an unused section of their local mall. While some might romanticize the. Webin the footage, mall “resident”/public artist michael townsend reveals he and his artist friends have been “methodically” moving into the mall, where they have. Webeight friends built a secret apartment in a mall and hid there undetected for years; A new sxsw documentary explains how and why exclusive first look at. Websecret mall apartment explores a group's rebellion against gentrification by creating a hidden space inside a mall in rhode island. Webunamused mall security officers would, on that september day, dash their makeover plans, slap handcuffs on townsend for trespassing and instantly make the.