Advertisements
- 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 SO’B Productions and Park Pictures.
- Executive Producers: Sam Pollard for Message Pictures, Soledad O’Brien and Rose Arce for SO’B 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.”
About Netflix:
Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services, with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.