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Netflix Buys Major True Crime Doc That’s Already Getting Oscar Buzz

Netflix is bolstering its true crime lineup with their acquisition of The Perfect Neighbor, a documentary that’s already getting plenty of awards season hype.

The documentary, directed by Geeta Gandbhir, won the directing award for U.S. Documentary at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

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Through compilations of police bodycam and dashcam footage, the film tells a chilling story of a woman in Central Florida killing her neighbor and invoking the state’s notorious ‘stand your ground’ laws. Susan Lorincz, a white woman, fired a gun through a locked door and killed her Black neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens. Owens was attempting to confront Lorincz for her repeated, two-year-long harassment of Owens’ children.

“The Perfect Neighbor is a deeply personal project, created to transform grief into purpose and honor the lasting legacy of Ajike Owens and her family,” Gandbhir said in a statement to Deadline. “My team at

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