The Big Hustle: A Boston Street Kid's Story of Addiction and Redemption

A note from Jim Wahlberg

“Addiction affects millions of people in the United States. I became one of those millions at the age of eight,” said Wahlberg. “The Big Hustle is my journey through tough times growing up in Dorchester, Massachusetts, to becoming a devoted father, husband, activist, and filmmaker. It’s a story of forgiveness and redemption and an example of how God can use anyone’s experiences to help others.”

Today, Wahlberg is a speaker, writer, and founder of Wahl St. Productions, where he has created 10 films, including If Only (2015), The Circle of Addiction (2018), which was therecipient of the Storyteller Hope Award at the West Washington Film Festival, andhis latest What About the Kids?, set to debut September 8, 2020. Wahlberg also serves as the executive director of the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation, an organization he started with his brother Mark to serve underprivileged youth in Boston.