Malia Obama presents her directorial debut as part of Sundance Film Festival

Former first daughter Malia Obama is presenting her directorial debut at Sundance.

Obama, who already has built a career in Hollywood, wrote and directed “The Heart,� a comedy-drama that she says examines loneliness through the story of a man grieving his dead mother.

The project is credited to Malia Ann, which is Obama’s middle name. “The Heart� won an award at last October’s Chicago International Film Festival.

In a video describing the film alongside stills, the 25-year-old also describes the short film as “somewhat of a fable� about the “unusual request� left in the mother’s will.

“The film is about lost objects and lonely people and forgiveness and regret,� Obama says in a “Meet the Artist 2024� video, adding that it also “works hard to uncover where tenderness and closeness can exist in these things.�

The eldest daughter of President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia Obama entered the entertainment industry in 2017 as an intern for now-disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein. One of her most recent projects is Donald Glover’s Emmy-nominated horror comedy “Swarm.�

The film is part of Sundance’s short film program and will be available for online viewing Jan. 25-28.