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Umnia El-Neil

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

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2024 on Film (MegaEdit)

Umnia El-Neil 25 Dec 2024

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OBSCURAE’s Top 5 films of 2024

Umnia El-Neil 24 Dec 2024

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OBSCURAE’s Most Underrated films of 2024

Umnia El-Neil 23 Dec 2024

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The Taste of Mango

Umnia El-Neil 22 Dec 2024

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Films we love that come out in 2025

Umnia El-Neil 22 Dec 2024

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OBSCURAE’s Top 5 Documentaries of 2024

Umnia El-Neil 21 Dec 2024

OBSCURAE’s Favourite Shorts of 2024

Umnia El-Neil 20 Dec 2024

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‘Women and Minorities’ make better films. Fight me. (An End-of-Year Film Industry Analysis)

Umnia El-Neil 19 Dec 2024

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KNEECAP Producer Trevor Birney talks history, authenticity and truth | SOPHISTICULTURE S02E06

Umnia El-Neil 18 Dec 2024

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2024 Awards ‘Hots’

Umnia El-Neil 17 Dec 2024

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2024 Awards Underdogs

Umnia El-Neil 16 Dec 2024

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2024 Awards ‘not’s (WARNING: Controversial!)

Umnia El-Neil 15 Dec 2024