Soledad O’Brien on Exposing the ‘Chaos’ of Stand-Your-Ground Laws With Sundance Doc ‘The Perfect Neighbor’: ‘These Make It Easier to Kill People. Period’
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “The Perfect Neighbor” delivers a harrowing look at how a small disagreement leads to tragedy.
Geeta Gandbhir’s documentary is screening all weekend at the Sundance Film Festival. It follows the murder of Ajike Owens, a young Black mother of four who was shot and killed by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz.
Gandbhir uses police bodycam footage to tell the story of how over a period of time, a neighborhood dispute involving children playing in a nearby yard slowly escalates to Owens’ murder.
Gandbhir and broadcast journalist and executive producer Soledad O’Brien sat down over Zoom to discuss how the documentary came together and the implications of Florida’s Stand Your Ground laws and gun regulations. GEETA GANDBHIR: This story came to me through my family.
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