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The Perfect Neighbor

Directed by Geeta Gandbhir
United States
2025
96 mins

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.

In a normal American neighborhood with families living their lives and kids playing with each other, one woman was quick to see any conflict as an attack that required police attention. The annoying behaviors of a local “Karen” are slowly revealed to be something darker and appalling. Director Geeta Gandbhir tells this uniquely American story through the artful presentation of real-life footage that allows the circumstances to speak for themselves with terrifying clarity. Will justice be done, or will the legal system built to protect one class of people from another step in and excuse the inexcusable?

Expected guests

Geeta Gandbhir
Director, Producer

Tickets

Tuesday April 86pm

Coral Gables Art Cinema

  • Year
    2025
  • Country
    United States
  • Language
    English
  • Premiere Status
    Florida Premiere
  • Director
    Geeta Gandbhir
  • Producer
    Nikon Kwantu, Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee
  • Editor
    Viridiana Lieberman
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Theme
    Directed by Women
  • Award
    Doc Achievement

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