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The Perfect Neighbor
2025 American documentary film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Perfect Neighbor is a 2025 American documentary film, directed and produced by Geeta Gandbhir. It follows the killing of Ajike Owens, told through bodycam footage, exploring disputes that led to the murder. Soledad O'Brien serves as an executive producer.
It had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025.[2][3] It is scheduled to be released in a limited release on October 10, 2025, prior to streaming on Netflix on October 17, 2025.
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Premise
On June 2, 2023 in Ocala, Florida, Ajike "AJ" Shantrell Owens was shot and killed by Susan Lorincz. The film explores disputes leading up to the shooting by using bodycam footage of disputes.[4]
Production
Ajike Owens was the best friend of director Geeta Gandbhir's sister-in-law. Concerned Susan Lorincz would use the stand-your-ground law, Gandbhir's partner and fellow producer Nikon Kwantu went to Florida and began filming.[5][6]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025.[2][3] It also screened at South by Southwest on March 9, 2025.[7][8] In February 2025, Netflix was reportedly in final negotiations to acquire the film for $5 million.[9][10] The deal was finalized in March 2025, with Netflix planning to release the documentary later that year.[11]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 30 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.8/10.[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 87 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[13]
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