Tsohon shugaban Amurka, Barack Obama, ya bayyana dalilin da ya sa ‘yarinya ta, Malia, ta yanke shawarar kada ta amfani da sunan mahaifinta a aikin fim din ta. A wata hira da aka gudanar a ranar Sabtu a wajen shirin podcast mai suna The Pivot, Obama ya bayyana cewa Malia, wacce yanzu tana da shekaru 26, ta zabi amfani da sunan Malia Ann a maimakon sunan mahaifinta, Obama, a aikin fim din ta.
Malia ta fara aikin fim ne a matsayin marubuci a shirin talabijin mai suna Swarm, wanda ya samu lambar yabo ta Emmy. Kwanan nan, ta shirya fim ɗinta na kwanaki 18 mai suna The Heart, wanda ya fara a bikin fim na Toronto International Film Festival a shekarar 2023. Fim din ya samu yabo da kyaututtuka daga bukukuwan fim na Deauville da Chicago.
Obama ya ce, “Malia tana yin fina-finai. Ta yi fim dinta na farko. Kuma zan yi kallon uba, zan yi kallon kadan… Fim dinta ta farko ta tafi Sundance da sauran bukukuwan fina-finai na alatu.” Ya ci gaba da cewa, “Ba ta amfani da ‘Obama’ a matsayin darekta a kredit, amma ta rubuta ‘Malia Ann.’”
Obama ya bayyana cewa haliyar ‘yarinya ta na neman samun martaba daban daban da sunan mahaifinta, wani abu da yake faruwa a cikin yaran manyan mutane.
Kodayake Obama ya nuna farin ciki da aikin ‘yarinya ta, ya ce, “Duk da haka, babu wata matsala a gare mu shi ne barin su samun taimako daga gare mu. Suna da hankali game da haka. Suna da kishin hankali game da haka.”
