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Malia Obama debuts short film at Sundance Festival
Malia Obama is following in the footsteps of her parents, but not in the way you might imagine. The former first daughter debuted her short film “The Heart” at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Thursday, appearing on the festival red carpet Malia Obama to herald the project. In a “meet the artist” clip from the Sundance Institute on Youtube, Obama whose last name is not included on the video page describes the short (which she wrote and directed) as an “odd little story, somewhat of a fable” about a man grieving the loss of his mother after receiving an “unusual” request from her in her will.
“The film is about lost objects and lonely people and forgiveness and regret, but I also think it works hard to uncover where tenderness and closeness can exist in these things,” Obama is heard saying in voiceover in the clip. “We hope that you enjoy the film and that it makes you feel a bit less lonely, or at least reminds you not to forget about the people who are,” she later added.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s watch fetches $294K
The wristwatch that landed Arnold Schwarzenegger in detainment at Munich Airport on Wednesday raised $294,000after being sold at a dinner in Austria for his charity, the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative. The event was attended by U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry along with many other climate action visionaries. “I extend my gratitude to everyone who has joined my fight against pollution,”the former California Schwarzenegger governor said at the dinner. Schwarzenegger is facing criminal tax proceedings for failing to declare the Audemars Piguet watch to customs officers in Munich after he got off a flight from Los Angeles, a Munich Customs press officer told CNN Wednesday.
Ashley Park healing after dangerous health issue
Ashley Park is focusing on being “grateful” after experiencing a scary health issue last month. The “Joy Ride” actor, 32, posted photos and video of herself in the hospital to her verified Instagram on Friday, revealing in the caption that “what started as tonsillitis spiraled into critical septic shock, which infected and affected several of my organs.” Park added that her “health has improved despite what we had initially been told.”
She then thanked her “Emily in Paris” costar Paul Forman for being “unconditionally” by her side during her health crisis. Septic shock is the last and most severe stage of sepsis, according to the Cleveland Clinic. When affected by sepsis, the body essentially overreacts to an infection, which can cause organs to shut down.