'The Perfect Neighbor' Filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir on Challenging Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” Rule Through Heavy, Personal Call to Action Doc

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Written By Rendy Jones

Director Geeta Gandbhir and I talked about how the movie challenges Florida's Stand Your Ground" laws, the decision to employ police body camera footage to create a narrative without re-traumatizing the community, and the film's reception in Black communities.

Rendy Jones

Rendy Jones (they/he) is a film and television journalist born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. They are the owner of self-published independent outlet, Rendy Reviews, a member of the Critics’ Choice Association, GALECA, and NYFCO. They have been seen in Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, Them, Roger Ebert and Paste.

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