EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 27 MIN
The Perfect Neighbor
from Westdoc Online · host Chuck Braverman
In this compelling new episode of Westdoc Online, Chuck Braverman sits down with award-winning director Geeta Gandbhir to discuss her powerful Netflix documentary The Perfect Neighbor. The film tells the tragic story of Ajike Owens, a young Black mother murdered by a white neighbor in Florida, through an unprecedented trove of police body-cam footage. Gandbhir shares how a personal connection to the victim led her to turn raw grief into a gripping, vérité-style film that exposes the dangers of “Stand Your Ground” laws and the systemic failures that allow racial violence to persist.
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In this compelling new episode of Westdoc Online, Chuck Braverman sits down with award-winning director Geeta Gandbhir to discuss her powerful Netflix documentary The Perfect Neighbor. The film tells the tragic story of Ajike Owens, a young Black mother murdered by a white neighbor in Florida, through an unprecedented trove of police body-cam footage. Gandbhir shares how a personal connection to the victim led her to turn raw grief into a gripping, vérité-style film that exposes the dangers of “Stand Your Ground” laws and the systemic failures that allow racial violence to persist.
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