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Michelle Obama “Respected” Malia’s Name Change For Her Directorial Debut


As Malia Obama launches her directorial career with her first short film, the former first daughter is attempting to make her own name.

They are young adult women, but they definitely went through a period in their teen years where it was the push away,” said Michelle during an appearance on the Sibling Revelry podcast. The former first lady of the United States explained that Malia wanted audiences “to watch it that first time and not in any way have that association” of being Barack and Michelle’s daughter. After serving as a staff writer on the 2023 Prime Video series Swarm, Malia Ann made her directorial debut with The Heart, a short film about a lonely man grieving the death of his mother after an argument about groceries and an odd request in her will.

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