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Malia Obamais reaching a major milestone in her film career.
The oldest daughter ofBarack ObamaandMichelle Obamais getting ready to develop her very own project — a short film that will be released underDonald Glover’s new production company Gilga.
The Golden Globe winner, 39, sharedthe upcoming debutwithGQand recalled an early conversation between him and Malia, 24.
“The first thing we did was talk about the fact that she will only get to do this once,” he said in the article published on Tuesday, adding that he told her, “You’re Obama’s daughter.So if you make a bad film, it will follow you around.”
Fam Udeorji, a creative partner at Gilga, also told the men’s fashion publication, “Understanding somebody like Malia’s cachet means something. But we really wanted to make sure she could make what she wanted—even if it was a slow process.”
He added, “It’s more about diversity of thought than just, like, diversity for optics. You know what I mean?”
Malia and Glover are no strangers to working together. The former first daughter isalready making her markon Glover’s Amazon Prime VideoseriesSwarm, which premiered on March 17.
“Some of her pitches werewild as hell, and they were just so good and so funny,” Nabers toldEntertainment Tonight. “She’s an incredible writer. She brought a lot to the table … She’s really, really dedicated to her craft.”
Malia collaborated with Nabers to write the pivotal episode “Girl, Bye,” which continues the series' storyline that centers around a young woman named Dre who is obsessed with a fictional R&B star resemblingBeyoncé.
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“[‘Girl, Bye’] is probably one of the wildest episodes,” Nabers said. “I think it’s going to surprise a lot of people. It’s pretty dope. I’m really proud of it.”
Nabers added, “I’m really excited for everyone to get to know [Malia’s] work, and the work of the [other] writers on the show.” She said Malia seamlessly “folded into” the writer’s room.
Glover also praised Malia’s writing skillsa year beforeSwarmmade its debut on the streaming platform.
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“She’s just like,an amazingly talented person,” Glover toldVanity Fairlast March. “She’s really focused, and she’s working really hard.”
TheHarvard graduatepreviously had internships onLena Dunham’sGirlsand at theWeinstein Companybefore working as a production assistant onHalle Berry’s CBS sci-fi drama seriesExtant.
“I feel like she’s just somebody who’s gonna have really good things coming soon,” Glover said. “Her writing style is great.”
source: people.com
