Geeta Gandbhir's 'The Perfect Neighbor' to Release on Netflix in 2025

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Geeta Gandbhir's The Perfect Neighbor to Release on Netflix in 2025

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11 March 2025

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Director and Producer: Emmy Award winning filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir (Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power, Black and Missing)

Producers: Alisa Payne, Geeta Gandbhir and Nikon Kwantu for Message Pictures, and Sam Bisbee for Park Pictures.

The Perfect Neighbor is a Message Pictures Production in association with SOB Productions and Park Pictures.

Executive Producers: Sam Pollard for Message Pictures, Soledad OBrien and Rose Arce for SOB Productions, Jackie Kelman Bisbee and Wendy Neu for Park Pictures and Takema Robinson.

Editor: Viridiana Lieberman

Logline: A seemingly minor neighborhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida's stand your ground laws.

The film had its World Premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival where it was awarded the Directing Award: U.S. Documentary. It is also an Official Selection at the SXSW Film Festival, CPH:DOX and the Miami Film Festival.

Quote from Director Geeta Gandbhir: The Perfect Neighbor is a deeply personal project, created to transform grief into purpose and honor the lasting legacy of Ajike Owens and her family. My team at Message Pictures, along with our incredible partners at S'OB Productions and Park Pictures, are thrilled the film will be available on Netflix, offering audiences worldwide the chance to experience this urgent and powerful story.

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