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Umnia El-Neil

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

Three men stand in a dimly lit room; the center man wears a vest, blue shirt, and holster, flanked by others in period clothing.

Half-Time: Best of 2025 so far

Umnia El-Neil 10 Aug 2025

Magazine cover for Obscurae featuring a close-up of a microphone cube on red background, titled "TIFF Preview" by Umnia El-Neil.

TIFF50 Preview

Umnia El-Neil 9 Aug 2025

Two people facing each other at night under string lights at an outdoor event with dining tables and chairs behind them.

🇬🇧Materialists: "You're Perfect." (Spoilers)

Umnia El-Neil 6 Aug 2025

Black and white scene at Raindance Film Festival 2025 London with group posing for photos and a smiling woman holding a microphone.

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

Umnia El-Neil 30 Jul 2025

Promotional poster for The Fantastic Four showing four characters in blue suits with "4" logos, with flames and a rocky figure behind them.

Fantastic Four: First Steps (A Reed Richards Deep Dive)

Umnia El-Neil 29 Jul 2025

Man in a dirty, battle-damaged Superman suit grimacing with sparks and flames flying in the background behind him.

Superman; the hard, gruelling, back-breaking work of being kind.

Umnia El-Neil 17 Jul 2025

Woman in white blouse, black shorts, and sunglasses holding a drink beside a golf bag on a sunny golf course.

Best of Raindance Film Festival 2025

OBSCURAE 4 Jul 2025

Three women in blue astronaut-style jumpsuits with patches and flags lie side by side with eyes closed against a dark background.

DOPPELGÄNGERS³ | OBSCURAE @ SXSW London

Umnia El-Neil 2 Jul 2025

Raindance Film Festival poster, London 2025, 18-27 June. Man swings on lamppost, orange umbrella, red bench, pigeon.

Student Showcase HIGHLIGHTS | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025

Umnia El-Neil 30 Jun 2025

Young woman with platinum blonde bob haircut surrounded by abstract swirls of dark paint-like textures in moody lighting.

The Academy | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025

Umnia El-Neil 28 Jun 2025

Two men riding a motorcycle outdoors, the driver in a gray blazer, the passenger with long dark hair smiling behind him.

B-Reel: All Hits, No Misses

Umnia El-Neil 26 Jun 2025

Bald shirtless man being helped into a blue and gold boxing robe by a bearded man in a white jacket and cap in a locker room.

Heavyweight | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025

Umnia El-Neil 19 Jun 2025