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Malia Obamas Thursday evening was one for the history books. Last night, the former First Daughter staged her directorial and red carpet debut all in one evening as she stepped out at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Obama, under the name Malia Ann, wrote and directed the short film The Heart, which debuted at the festival and will screen throughout the week. The 25-year-old cut a chic figure in a longline gray coat, jeans, and a loose-fitting button-down shirt. Weve caught glimpses of Obamas post-White House cool girl style via tabloids recently, so it makes sense that shes done much of the same on the step-and-repeat. Sundance is one of the more casual events on the festival calendar, too, and attendees are more likely to show up in relaxed separates than elaborate ball gowns. Still, Obama managed to add some flair to her look with a pair of standout accessories.

Nothing says I know what Im doing quite like a statement shoeand Obamas mauve knee-length platform boots certainly brought an understated edge to things. Her razor-thin knit scarf mightve been the most on-trend item, though. The resurgence of the skinny scarf has been on a steady rise among fashion girls in recent months, with everyone from Bella Hadid to Kaia Gerberand now, a former First Daughterall co-signing the early aughts trend.

The Heart is an 18-minute short film centered around a grieving son whose mother left him an unusual request in her will. The film is about lost objects and lonely people and forgiveness and regret, but I also think it works hard to uncover where tenderness and closeness can exist in those things, she said in a Meet the Artist interview, adding, We hope you enjoy the film and it makes you feel a bit less lonely, or at least reminds you not to forget about the people who are.

Like her parents (whose production company Higher Ground inked a major deal with Netflix in 2018), Obama has shown an interest in Hollywood. She previously worked on Girls and Extent, and is credited as a writer on Donald Glovers limited series Swarm. Needless to say, itll likely be sooner rather than later when we see Malia Ann stage another appearance on the red carpet.

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Malia Obama is bringing her award-winning short film The Heart to Sundance.

The live-action short, which Obama wrote and directed using her middle name Malia Ann, previously screened at Telluride 2023 and won the Best Live Action Short award at the Chicago International Film Festival. The Heart follows a grieving son as he tries to carry out an obscure request left in his deceased mothers will.

Obama is the 25-year-old daughter of former U.S. PresidentBarack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. She previously worked in the Swarm writers room, served as a production assistant on CBS series Extant, and held internships on HBO series Girls and at the Weinstein Company.

In Obamas Sundance Meet the Artist video, the filmmaker calls The Heart an odd little story, somewhat of a fable.

Obama added, The film is about lost objects and lonely people and forgiveness and regret, but I also think it works hard to uncover where tenderness and closeness can exist in those things. The folks who came together to make this film have my heart, pun intended.

She continued, Im incredibly grateful to them for giving this story life, and we are grateful to Sundance for giving us the opportunity to share it with you all. We hope you enjoy the film and it makes you feel a bit less lonely, or at least reminds you not to forget about the people who are.

The Heart screens at Sundance in the U.S. Fiction Short Films category during the 40th annual festival. See the full lineup here.

Swarm co-creators Janine Nabers and Donald Glover formerly gushed about Obamas writing talent to Vanity Fair.

We really wanted to give her the opportunity to get her feet wet in TV and see if this is something she wants to continue doing, Nabers said of Obama. [The main characters of the show] are in their 20s and Malia is in her 20s, so it was really great having someone like her in the room. Shes a very professional person. Shes an incredible writer and artist.

Glover added, Shes just like, an amazingly talented person. Shes really focused, and shes working really hard.

Check out Obamas Meet the Artist Sundance video below.

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OPINION:

Shortly before the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama boldly declared, We are five days away from fundamentally changing the United States of America.

Most probably believed Mr. Obama was referring to the election of the first Black president in U.S. history. But he had much more ambitious plans than that.

Mr. Obama wanted to change Americans beliefs in right and wrong and good and evil. He didnt embrace the progress our country made since the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s; instead, he set out to divide us further. He didnt see America as a force for good in the world, but rather as something to apologize for.

Mr. Obama brought about the racist Black Lives Matter organization. His influence created anti-American curricula, including critical race theory taught in many of our schools today. He awakened the transgender movement, confusing numerous children across the country.

During Mr. Obamas unofficial third term, President Biden has opened our southern border. Millions of illegal aliens have been allowed to enter our country.

It is true that since he became president, Mr. Obama has fundamentally changed America. He, Mr. Biden and the Democrats have weakened our standing in the world. Today we are in decline because of them.

The world is on fire, our southern border is wide open, our economy and banks are defaulting, our debt is at a record high of $34 trillion, inflation is surging and were on the verge of a second Civil War. I blame all of it on Mr. Obama and his puppet, Mr. Biden.

MICHAEL HART

Kokomo, Indiana

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Malia Ann Obama attends the The Heart Premiere at the Short Film Program 1 during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024 in Park City, Utah. Photo: Dia Dipasupil (Getty Images )

If you thought Malia Obama was just Barack and Michelles eldest daughterthink again! Shes also an emerging TV/film creative who just debuted her first short film at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

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Going under the moniker of Malia Ann, our Forever First Daughter was present in Park City, Utah on Thursday to kick off the annual festival and premiere her short film, The Heart, which she wrote and directed. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the film previously screened at Telluride and the Chicago International Film Festival, the latter in which it was recognized in the Best Live Action Short category.

This is an odd little story, somewhat of a fable about a man grieving the death of his mother after she leaves him an unusual request in her will, she explained in a video statement alongside stills of the 18-minute feature. The film is about lost objects and lonely people and forgiveness and regret, but I also think it works hard to uncover where tenderness and closeness can exist in these things. We hope you enjoy the film and it makes you feel a bit less lonely, or at least reminds you not to forget about the people who are.

If her foray into film feels a bit out of left field, it shouldnt. This is the same Malia Ann whose parents left the Oval Office launched a production company (looking at you Higher Ground) to help uplift diverse stories and storytellers.

This is also the same Malia Ann who helped write one of the craziest episodes of the popular Donald Glover/Janine Nabers-created series, Swarm, last year. Both of the shows creators praised her for her creativity she brought to the show.

Some of her pitches were wild as hell, and they were just so good and so fun, Nabers told Entertainment Weekly. Shes an incredible writer. She brought a lot to the table. Shes really, really dedicated to her craft.

Added Glover of Malia Ann in an interview with Vanity Fair at the time: Shes just like, an amazingly talented person. Shes really focused and shes working really hard. I feel like shes just somebody whos gonna have really good things coming soon.

Watch out world, Malia Ann is grown nowand shes about to take Hollywood by storm!

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A federal judge ruled in favor of True the Vote on Tuesday in a three-year-long legal battle to support election integrity in Georgia.

Fair Fight, founded by Stacy Abrams, claimed True the Vote's actions in challenging votes in 2020 were illegal "voter intimidation."

True the Vote aided citizens in challenges which found over 364,000 voters appeared to be ineligible to vote due to changes in residency, according to court documents.

"Today's ruling sends a clear message to those who would attempt to control the course of our nation through lawfare and intimidation," said True the Vote President Catherine Engelbrecht. "American citizens will not be silenced."

The trial lasted two weeks, with the plaintiff calling 12 witnesses, said Jake Evans, lead attorney for True the Vote.

"This decision is monumental," Evans added. "It vindicates True the Vote in totality and establishes that eligibility challenges under Section 230 are a proper method to ensure voter rolls are accurate. I am grateful to help achieve this great victory."

U.S. District Judge Steven Jones wrote the 145-page order, which True the Vote called a triumph. Jones was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011.

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