16 may 2025 Kirsten Dunst to star in Flora Birnbaum’s debut feature ‘Self Help’

Kirsten Dunst is set to star in Flora Birnbaum’s debut feature film Self Help about a woman who witnesses a hit-and-run and gets sucked into a far-reaching conspiracy. The film is produced by Gloria Sanchez Productions.

mk2 Films has boarded for international sales with UTA Independent Film Group and WME Independent representing North America.

Dunst plays a woman lost in Los Angeles and struggling in life who ends up playing detective after witnessing the hit-and-run and finds herself caught between a shady real estate tycoon and a dubious wannabe actor.

Birnbaum is a 2017 Sundance New Voices Fellow whose recent credits include Tell Me Lies, American Crime Story: Impeachment and Russian Doll.

15 oct 2026

mk2 films Adds Céline Sciamma, Kleber Mendonça Filho and Brady Corbet Shorts

mk2 films has acquired international sales rights to short films by acclaimed directors:...

08 oct 2026

mk2 acquires Archipel 35 and rights to the Dardenne brothers’ films

Forty-three films, two Palme d’Or winners and nearly half a century of cinema are joining...

23 sept 2026

mk2 films at the 2026 Lumière Film Festival

mk2 films announces its participation in the 2026 Lumière Film Festival and the International Classic Film Market in...

10 sept 2026

mk2 films launches sales on Venice documentary film NAZA

mk2 films launches sales on Venice documentary film NAZA by Israeli Oscar winners Yuval Abraham and Rachel...

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