It’s early. Really early. But Netflix have a future repeat winner in The Perfect Neighbor – the buzz documentary out of this year’s Sundance by Geeta Gandbhir that won plenty of critical acclaim and the Directing Award for U.S. Documentary to boot. Deadline reports that the deal falls somewhere in the $5 million range and that the film will be released later in the year. While this isn’t mentioned in the article, this docu could easily be programmed at the Cannes Film Festival.
On June 2, 2023, Ajike “AJ” Shantrell Owens was murdered by Susan Lorincz. The Perfect Neighbor explores disputes leading up to the murder by using bodycam footage of disputes. Lorincz invoked Florida’s notorious “stand your ground” laws, claiming she feared for her life after Owens banged on her door following two years of friction over the white woman’s alleged harassment of Owens’ children.
