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Umnia El-Neil

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

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

Woman lighting a cigarette on a city street as multiple hands offer lit lighters, with two men and graffiti in background.

Sweet and Short

ATTAGIRL! | OBSCURAE at TriBeCa

Umnia El-Neil 14 Jun 2025

Animated man with beard and flat cap singing passionately into a studio microphone, backlit by bright lens flare.

I Was Born This Way | OBSCURAE at TriBeCa

Umnia El-Neil 14 Jun 2025

Woman with blue eyes and dark hair saluting in a World War I-era British military uniform and officer's cap outdoors.

Sweet and Short

Sweet and Short: "Dear Dorothy" (Dir. Matthew McPherson)

Umnia El-Neil 13 Jun 2025

Five young friends laughing and walking together on a tree-lined park path, two holding green cans of beer.

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What It Feels Like For A Girl Q&A | SXSW London 2025

Umnia El-Neil 11 Jun 2025

Person in red tracksuit running downhill pulling a flaming tire on ropes, while another person rides a white horse behind them on green grass.

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Ancestral Visions of the Future Q&A | SXSW London 2025

Umnia El-Neil 11 Jun 2025

Black and white artistic photograph of a nude person lying on a thick bed of small flowers or petals near stone steps.

Twelve Moons | OBSCURAE at TriBeCa

Umnia El-Neil 10 Jun 2025

Close-up of two young men lying back, heads touching, one gazing upward with blue eyes, the other with eyes closed.

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Plainclothes Q&A - Carmen Emmi, Russell Tovey | SXSW London

Umnia El-Neil 10 Jun 2025