Malia Obama, the 26-year-old daughter of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, recently won the Young Spirit Award for her directorial debut, a short film titled The Heart. In the film's credits, she opted to use only her first and middle names, Malia Ann, leaving out her well-known last name.

M88, a talent agency founded in 2020 by Phillip Sun and Charles D. King, has recently signed renowned director Erica Watson.