Melly Obama is making a rare red carpet appearance on Friday the eldest daughter of former US President Barack and his wife Michelle Obama attended the 50th annual doville American Film Festival in France where she presented her short film and directorial debut the heart it was a new setting for Melia who was honored with the young Spirit Award of the festival and she admitted she wasn't used to life on the red carpet while speaking at the event I'm so excited I mean I've never done anything like this so of course I'm a little bit terrified but mostly just excited the filmmaker told match in a clip shared to Tik Tok for the outing Malia wore a mismatch played Vivien Westwood emble which consisted of a blue and white layered skirt and a red and black off-the-shoulder corset style top Malia told Paris match of her look viven Westwood Queen it's cool she added I don't know as much about fashion but I'm happy to be wearing it Melia created her film The Heart under the name Melia an according to the Duval American Film festival's website per synopsis the heart which is 18 minutes long tells the story of a lonely man who Grieves the death of his mother after an argument about groceries and an odd request in her will another message on the festival site added for this 50th Anniversary Edition the duville American Film Festival wanted to celebrate the new figures of tomorrow's cinema by awarding a prize to an emerging Talent specially created for the event Malia's latest appearance comes after the heart with screen as part of the US short fiction films at the 2024 suance film festival in January [Music]