Ocala Florida – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

November 4, 2025 Valerie Kalfrin Ajika Owens, body camera footage, documentary, Geeta Gandbhir, netflix, Ocala Florida, Stand Your Ground, Susan Lorincz, The Perfect Neighbor, Viridiana Lieberman

The documentary The Perfect Neighbor is propulsive with frustration and dread, depicting a clash between neighbors that led to the fatal 2023 shooting of a mother of four. While its device of relying heavily on law enforcement body camera footage is gripping, it leaves a limited understanding of the slain woman, the neighbor who killed her, and the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law.

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THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR – Review by Lynn Venhaus

October 1, 2025October 19, 2025 Lynn Venhaus bodycam footage, documentary, Geeta Gandbhir, netflix, Ocala Florida, stand your ground law, Susan Lorincz, The Perfect Neighbor, true crime

Using bodycam footage from many police visits, the true-crime documentary The Perfect Neighbor unfolds like a suspense thriller in a chilling, eerie spotlight on a suburban neighborhood feud that escalated into fear, anger, paranoia and ultimately, tragedy.