‘Nepo baby’: Malia Obama's directorial debut invites dismissive critique

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Malia Ann launched her debut short film, The Heart, at the Sundance Film Festival..

Foraying into the self-driven professional chapter of her life by launching her directorial debut, The Heart, at the Sundance Film Festival, Malia Obama sought to be seen as her own person..

Earlier this year, Sundance released the "Meet the Artist' snippet, addressing ex-president Barack Obama's eldest daughter as Malia Ann instead..

Another review charged her, slaying her, with nepotism charges: Calling yourself 'Malia Ann' is not going to avert any Nepo Baby criticisms, Miss Former First Daughter..

Yet another review graded Malia's film as a two-star attempt upon seemingly forgetting halfway who'd made the movie, owing to its half-baked texture..

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