The comment section of Malia Obama’s Sundance spotlight video was full of YouTube users excited to see the eldest Obama daughter forge her professional path. However, others weren’t nearly as impressed. “Not her trying to skip the nepo baby discourse by using her middle name like we all know your Obama’s daughter,” one user commented. “Good for her, but trying to avoid the nepotism charge isn’t gonna work lol,” wrote another.
Many commenters suggested Obama’s parents were the reason “The Heart” was accepted into the highly competitive Sundance Film Festival, given Malia’s relatively short filmmaking career. She landed her first show biz gig as a production assistant for “Extant” in 2014. Obama worked as a writers’ aid for “Girls” the following year, worked briefly with The Weinstein Company in 2017, and later served as a writer on Donald Glover’s series “Hive.” While screening a film at Sundance so early in one’s career is extraordinary, it’s not unheard of.
Moreover, Malia isn’t the only former first daughter to distance herself from her presidential father. Ivanka Trump’s low-key Maui trip in September 2023 saw Donald Trump’s eldest daughter using a similar tactic. While distributing food to families affected by the Hawaii wildfires, Ivanka chose to go by “Iva,” a distinct change from her highly recognized full name. Whatever their reasonings, it’s clear that Malia and Ivanka will need to do more than a name change to separate themselves from their family’s legacies.
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