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 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 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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