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Malia Obama made her directorial debut at the Sundance Film Festival with the short film 'The Heart.' In the 18-minute short film "The Heart," Malia is credited with writing and directing under the name 'Malia Ann,' conspicuously omitting her well-known surname. The Daily Beast called the short film "solid but mostly forgettable" in a section called "Nepo Baby of the Week." Glover, who mentored Malia Obama, told GQ last April that he'd said to her: "You're Obama's daughter. Malia Obama has, in fact, been working in the industry since graduating from Harvard.
Persons: Malia Obama, Malia Ann, Malia, , Barack Obama, Letterboxd, Obama, Steven, Kate, Spielberg, Michelle Obama, Donald Glover's, Glover, he'd Organizations: Sundance, Service, New York Times, Productions, GQ, Harvard, Halle, Weinstein Company
If you’re a celebrity seeking to rebrand, the Sundance Film Festival can offer a useful assist. From Marvel superheroes seeking an indie turn to teenage movie stars hoping to segue into spicy adult roles, the snowy event is the perfect place to debut a new direction. This year’s big rebrand was so skillfully executed that many people I ran into here at Sundance didn’t even know it had happened at all. If they had, we might have gotten a mob scene at one of the typically sedate short-film showcases, where an 18-minute project called “The Heart” premiered from a fledgling filmmaker credited as Malia Ann, though she’s much better known as Malia Obama, the daughter of the former president. “You’re Obama’s daughter.
Persons: Malia Ann, Malia Obama, Obama, Donald Glover, , ” Glover, “ You’re, Organizations: Sundance, Marvel, Weinstein Company, Harvard, GQ
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