Malia Obama, the adult daughter of former First Lady and President Barack and Michelle Obama, is secretly pursuing a different career path; she even changed her name.
The Heart, the 25-year-old’s directorial debut, was just shown at the Sundance Film Festival.
Unexpectedly, her family’s surname was left out of the movie’s credits.
Born on July 4, 1998, Malia Ann Obama took on her middle name in memory of her paternal grandmother, who passed away in 1995 at the age of 52 due to ovarian cancer. After graduating from Harvard and growing up in the spotlight as the President’s daughter, Malia made the decision to pursue a career in screenwriting.
