Netflix announced today that it will release the award-winning documentary, The Perfect Neighbor, this year.

The Perfect Neighbor
The Perfect Neighbor — Photo courtesy of Netflix © 2025

The Perfect Neighbor centers on a seemingly minor dispute between neighbors in Florida that escalated into deadly violence. It the feature-length documentary, police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida’s “stand your ground” laws.

Directed and produced by Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir (Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power, Black and Missing), the film had its World Premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the Directing Award: U.S. Documentary.

The Perfect Neighbor will premiere globally on Netflix in 2025 (date tba). Stay tuned for updates.

A production of Message Pictures Production in association with SO’B Productions and Park Pictures, the film is produced by Alisa Payne, Geeta Gandbhir, and Nikon Kwantu for Message Pictures, and Sam Bisbee for Park Pictures. The Executive Producers are 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.

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The Perfect Neighbor: Netflix to Screen Award-Winning Documentary
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