Michelle and Barack Obama have one of the most famous surnames in the world – but their daughter, Malia, appears to want to distance herself from it as she forges her career.
The 25-year-old is a budding filmmaker and showcased her short film, The Heart- is about the relationship between a mother and her son – at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on January 18.
In her spotlight video, Malia described The Heart as “an odd little story, somewhat of fable, about a man grieving the death of his mother after she leaves him an unusual request in her will.”
During the Sundance Institute’s Meet the Artist spotlight video, it was also revealed that Malia is using her middle name as she was referred to as Malia Ann.
Malia is proving herself in the entertainment industry after interning on HBO’s Girls and at Harvey Weinstein’s production company.
She also worked as a staff writer on Donald Glover’s Amazon Prime series Swarm, and he had nothing but good things to say about her work ethic.
Praising her, Donald told Vanity Fair, “She’s just, like, an amazingly talented person. She’s really focused, and she’s working really hard. I feel like she’s just somebody who’s gonna have really good things coming soon… Her writing style is great.”
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