From the White House to the red carpet.
Malia Obama, the eldest daughter of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, made her first-ever red carpet appearance at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah Jan. 17.
The 25-year-old—who wore a long grey coat paired with a blue-striped button-down and black leggings for the occasion—celebrated the premiere of her short film, The Heart. The project, which follows a grieving son whose mother left him with an unusual request in her will, is Malia's directorial debut.
"The film is about lost objects and lonely people and forgiveness and regret," she shared in a Jan. 17 YouTube video, "but I also think it works hard to uncover where tenderness and closeness can exist in these things."
She added, "We hope you enjoy the film and it makes you feel a bit less lonely or at least reminds you not to forget about the people who are."
Ahead of The Heart's premiere, Donald Glover, whose company Gilga produced the film, sang Malia's praises.
"I feel like she's just somebody who's gonna have really good things coming soon," the Atlanta creator told Vanity Fair in March 2022. "Her writing style is great."
It might be Malia's first foray as a director, but the former First Daughter does have experience when it comes to writing. After all, she was a staff writer on Amazon Prime's Swarm.
"Some of her pitches were wild as hell, and they were just so good and so funny," co-creator Janine Nabers told Entertainment Tonight in March. "She's an incredible writer. She brought a lot to the table.
As she put it, "She's really, really dedicated to her craft."
But Malia isn't the only one that stepped out for the annual Sundance Film Festival. Keep reading to see all the stars that attended this year.
Aubrey Plaza, Kieran Culkin & Steven Yeun
Casamigos x TAO Park City party
AnnaSophia Robb
Casamigos x TAO Park City
Sebastian Stan
A Different Man premiere
Dylan O'Brien
The Hollywood Reporter Studio sponsored by Heineken Silver
Camila Cabello
The Vulture Spot
Kerry Washington
IndieWire Sundance Studio presented by Dropbox
Jesse Eisenberg
Cinema Cafe
Kristen Stewart
Love Lies Bleeding premiere
Andra Day
New York Magazine The Cut’s "How I Get It Done" event
Chris Colfer
GLAAD x Meredith Marks Park City boutique event
Este Haim
Suncoast premiere
Lux Pascal
Project Blackbird's "Mental Health in Film" panel
Riley Keough
Gotham Sundance Dinner
Glen Powell
IMDb Portrait Studio at Acura House of Energy
Saoirse Ronan
The Outrun premiere
Julia Fox
Variety's Sundance Studio
Steven Yeun & Kristen Stewart
Love Me premiere
Riley Keough
Sasquatch Sunset premiere
Jason Schwartzman
Between the Temples premiere
Malia Obama
The Heart premiere at the Short Film Program
Robert Downey Jr. & Christopher Nolan
Opening Night Gala
Jay Ellis & Pedro Pascal
Freaky Tales world premiere
Kristen Stewart
Opening Night Gala
Normani
Freaky Tales world premiere
Jennifer Grey
Opening Night Gala
Dylan Mulvaney
ALOK premiere at the Short Film Program