‘The world needs to know what happened to my baby’: inside devastating new police-body-cam film The Perfect Neighbor

<p>Composed almost entirely of footage filmed by police, The Perfect Neighbor is a harrowing documentary about a black woman shot by her white neighbour in Florida. The director reveals how she made it</p><p></p><p>‘To this day,” says Geeta Gandbhir, “I’m devastated.” The film-maker is talking about the killing of Ajike “AJ” Owens, a black woman shot dead by her white neighbour in Florida two years ago. Gandbhir first came to the case in a personal capacity, as 35-year-old Owens was a family friend.</p><p>But things quickly changed. She and her team worked hard to drum up media attention and pressure law enforcement and government institutions to take action – and hold this neighbour, 60-year-old Susan Lorincz, accountable. They began filming protests and vigils, intending to create short pieces for news outlets.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/06/perfect-neighbor-documentary-interview-ajike-owens-susan-lorincz">Continue reading...</a>