NOB NOK He continues to take important steps in the world of cinema, this time as director of the new Nike announcement for the launch of the shoes of A’ja Wilsonone of the most outstanding stars of female basketball in the United States. Wilson, WNBA player in the Las Vegas Aces team, has been Twice MVP (most valued player) of the Olympic League and champion, becoming a key figure inside and outside the court.
Before Expected launch of the A’ONE shoes This May 6, the former first lady of the United States presented on social networks two very special vignettes. In the first, a girl teaches the basketball star a game of palmitas, accompanied by a version of the song Miss Mary Mackwhose letter has been adapted to pay tribute to the extraordinary career of the athlete. “A’ja Wilson is on top, top, top, nobody takes away her place, place, place,” the girl sings while applauding together. When a’jja is wrong in the game, the girl stands up and says: “Look, Let me teach you how a professional does. “
Fans soon flooded networks with comments full of admiration for the video. “They are the most beautiful ads I’ve ever seen! Everything in this launch has been made with great intention and dedication. Only the best for our Goat! “, Says one of his followers, while another adds:” Directed by Thee Malia Obama !!! “.” It’s perfect. From the game of hands to the girl’s hair. They have given in the nail. I love it! “, Wrote a third, while another commented:”I love this ad, transmits Black Girl Magic [término que celebra la fuerza, la belleza y los logros de las mujeres negras] It made me smile very much! In the second video, A’JJ sits in an interview for the Big T’s Bar-B-Qque restaurant, in Columbia, its hometown.
This is the most recent project in Malia’s incipient film career after her debut as director in the 50th edition of the Sundance Film Festival. In January 2024 he presented his short film The Heartwith which he won the Young Spirit award. “The short film is about lost objects, lonely people, forgiveness and repentance, but also tries to discover where there may be tenderness and intimacy within all that,” he explained in a video on YouTube at that time.
The 26 -year -old confessed in an interview with Paris Match I was nervous to enter the industry: “I am very excited. I had never done something like that … so of course I am a little terrified, but above all excitedly ”. In the credits of his short film, he used the name Malia Ann, leaving aside his famous surname. However, for Nike’s vignettes, he decided to recover the “Obama” in an unexpected turn. His father, Barack Obama, revealed that both Malia and his younger sister, Sasha, usually resist accepting their parents’ help. “The challenge for us is to let us help them in the least,” confessed the former president in the Pódcast The Pivot. “They are very sensitive with that issue. Very third about it.”
Barack Obama recalled a conversation with his eldest daughter, in which he warned him: “You know they will know who you are.” Malia, however, replied: “I want people to see it for the first time without thinking about that.” According to the former president, Both she and her sister Sasha They try not to take advantage of their last name. In addition, Malia has also directed the video clip of the song One and Only De Michael Kiwanuka.
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