Former first daughter Malia Obama will present her directorial debut at Sundance.
Obama, who has already built a career in Hollywood, wrote and directed “The Heart,” a comedy-drama that she says examines loneliness through the story of a man mourning his dead mother.
The project is attributed to Malia Ann, which is Obama's middle name. “The Heart” won an award at the Chicago International Film Festival last October.
In a video describing the film alongside still images, the 25-year-old also describes the short film as “a kind of fable” about the “unusual request” left in his mother's will.
“The film is about lost objects, lonely people, forgiveness and regret,” Obama says in a “Meet the Artist 2024” video, adding that he also “works hard to discover where tenderness and closeness can exist in these things.” .
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama's eldest daughter, Malia Obama income the entertainment industry in 2017 as an intern for now-disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein. One of his most recent projects is Donald Glover's Emmy-nominated film. horror comedy “Swarm.”
The film is part of the Sundance festival. short film program and will be available for online viewing from January 25 to 28.
