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Umnia El-Neil

Umnia El-Neil is a British-Sudanese culture opinion writer and Shonda Rhimes TGIT Graduate.

Two people sitting on a floral couch sharing drinks in a warmly lit wood-paneled room, with books and a wine bottle nearby.

Luca Guadagnino just gets it™ - After the Hunt (Review) | BFI London Film Festival 205

Umnia El-Neil 11 Oct 2025

Reporter with blonde braids holds microphone outside Toronto International Film Festival, wearing leather jacket and lanyard.

Help shape OBSCURAE

Umnia El-Neil 3 Oct 2025

Why One Battle After Another is the definitive political epic of the Modern Era (No Spoilers)

Why One Battle After Another is the definitive political epic of the Modern Era (No Spoilers)

Umnia El-Neil 25 Sep 2025

Man in red blazer and leather gloves sits at a casino baccarat table with chips and champagne, staff watching behind him.

Ballad of a Small Player, Swiped, Barrio Triste, Mile End Kicks and MORE! | TIFF50 Round-up

OBSCURAE 15 Sep 2025

Two people sit close together on a bed in a dimly lit room; a tattooed woman in black and a man in a white t-shirt.

Couture, Poetic License, Rental Family, Obsession and MORE! | TIFF50 Round-up

OBSCURAE 14 Sep 2025

Three young people walking on a college campus, two men talking while a woman laughs covering her mouth, Gothic buildings behind.

Poetic License | TIFF50

Umnia El-Neil 13 Sep 2025

Two men standing in a Gothic church aisle between wooden pews; one in dark clothing, the other in a tan suit holding a hat.

Wake Up Dead Man, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Hedda and MORE! | TIFF50 Round-up

OBSCURAE 12 Sep 2025

Man with dark curly hair in period costume holding up a small object on a smoky theater stage, audience visible behind him.

Frankenstein | TIFF50

Umnia El-Neil 12 Sep 2025

Two men standing in a gothic church aisle between wooden pews; one in dark clothes, the other in a tan suit holding a hat.

Wake Up Dead Man: Holy Sh*t | TIFF50

Umnia El-Neil 12 Sep 2025

Man with short hair and beard peering cautiously through a doorway beside a geometric stained glass window in dim lighting.

"Pastels and Oil paints instead of Pencils": Nadia Latif on transitioning into cinema with "The Man in My Basement"

Umnia El-Neil 12 Sep 2025

Woman in period colonial clothing with arms crossed standing on a sailing ship deck, wind blowing her hair, overcast sky.

The Testament of Ann Lee | TIFF50

Umnia El-Neil 12 Sep 2025

Three people in a train station: a woman and man dance closely while another man watches with a concerned expression.

Eternity | TIFF50

Umnia El-Neil 12 Sep 2025