Thank You!

Thank you for your interest in What about the Kids? and wanting to make a difference! Below you will find everything available to you to hold a screening and discussion based on the film What About the Kids?. It’s impossible to beat addiction alone.

Screening & Discussion Resources

 

Event Guide

This event guide will help organizers appropriately plan, organize, and promote a screening and discussion.

Discussion Guide

The discussion guide is a printable resource created to assist organizers with group discussion following the screening of the film and documentary.


Promotional Poster

Download, print, and write in the details of your event to display around your organization.

Social Media Graphic

Download and use this graphic to promote and invite people to your event on your social media page.


Screening Introduction by Jim Wahlberg

Jim Wahlberg is the fifth oldest Wahlberg. Like his brothers Donny and Mark, Jim recovered from his tough upbringing in the streets of Dorchester to become producer, writer, and director of films.

In this short video, Jim introduces the film and documentary and provides his reasons for producing What About The Kids? and welcomes viewers to help others or reach out for help themselves.

 

What About the Kids? Film

The far-reaching effects of addiction are ripping through communities across the country. In his new film What About the Kids? writer and director James M. Wahlberg gives us a poignant look into the true cost of this epidemic through the eyes of Chloe, an 8-year-old girl whose parents are addicted to opioids. Informed by his own battle with addiction, Wahlberg’s film is a touching narrative that illuminates the importance of faith and family on the journey to sobriety.

 

Feinstein Family Documentary

While the characters and events of the film “What About The Kids?” are fictional, the story they tell is all too real. For families around the country, drug abuse and addiction are leaving tragedy in their wake. The Feinstein family of Florida is just one example, and their moving story of heartbreak relates closely to the story told in our film. Writer and director Jim Wahlberg interviewed the members of the Feinstein family, capturing their journey in a powerful mini-documentary to help viewers better understand the realities of addiction and the journey to recovery.


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Need a DVD?

For those unable to stream these videos for a screening, we have a limited number of DVDs available for order. If you need a DVD in order to hold your screening, please contact us below.

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The Big Hustle

A Boston Street Kid's Story of Addiction and Redemption

The Big Hustle is the story of a redeemed life and a family’s healing. This is the no-holds-barred, unvarnished, and sometimes brutal true story of Jim Wahlberg, the fifth of nine kids growing up in a working-class Irish Catholic neighborhood outside of Boston, hustling for attention any way he could get it, which led him to the biggest hustle of his life. Against all odds he got clean, he got out, and he got the girl. Jim dedicated his new life as a former addict to working with addicts, and for years has spread the word that recovery is possible.

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Holding a Screening Event?

Once you’ve decided to host a screening event, please contact us via the form below. This will allow us to make sure you have all the event materials associated with the film and will also enable us to point our audience to local events they may be interested in attending.

We’d also love to get updates coming out of your event to showcase the impact partners like you are having in the important work to help families and individuals find healing and hope in their battles with addiction. You can provide photos via the link below, or contact us to share stories and other updates, or tag us on social media.

Contact Us

osvinstitute@osv.com
260.359.2536

Have any questions or need help?

Need a DVD? For those unable to stream these videos for a screening, we have a limited number of DVDs available for order. If you need a DVD in order to hold your screening, please submit the form and be sure to include your address.

It may be beneficial for your attendees to hear from voices involved in the making of the film. OSV Films is happy to discuss this possibility with you.

 

1 in 12 Americans struggles with a substance use disorder, and each year an estimated 47,500 people die from opioid overdoses.

These numbers represent an epidemic of brokenness that has impacted millions of lives, leaving families searching for help and hope.