Whitey's Rules

Residents of a quiet Santa Monica apartment building remember their neighbor, Charlie -- also known as notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger -- in this darkly comic piece.

2012 / Eric Drachman / Gideon Brower / TCF, USA

Residents of a quiet Santa Monica apartment building remember their neighbor, Charlie -- also known as notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger -- in this darkly comic piece.

Whitey's Rules was produced by Gideon Brower and Eric Drachman, and narrated and reported by Gideon Brower, for the 2012 ShortDocs Challenge.


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Eric Drachman

Eric Drachman is a children's book author and publisher in Los Angeles. He has produced audio dramatizations for all five of his books. You can see and hear them at kidwick.com.

Gideon Brower

Gideon Brower is a writer and radio producer based in Los Angeles. He contributes feature and documentary pieces to KCRW and KPCC in LA, NPR/PRI and various podcasts. You can hear more of his work at gideonbrower.com.


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