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Umnia El-Neil

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

Group of eight people gathered around a small campfire in a dark, misty forest at night, illuminated by warm firelight.

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Rumours: Up in Smoke

Umnia El-Neil 4 Dec 2024

Movie poster for "All We Imagine as Light" by Payal Kapadia, showing two Indian women against blue-lit Mumbai backdrop. BFI release.

All We Imagine as Light

Umnia El-Neil 19 Nov 2024

Five Irish cheerleaders in matching black, orange, and green "IRELAND" uniforms getting ready at a lit vanity mirror backstage.

EAT/SLEEP/CHEER/REPEAT

Umnia El-Neil 19 Nov 2024

Lone figure walks on a path beside an abandoned building with a damaged roof, flanked by lush green trees under cloudy sky.

Prospect House: Fragile Fiction

Umnia El-Neil 19 Nov 2024

Woman with short dark hair wearing a navy pinstripe blazer, red sweater, and white collared shirt, standing by ornate white molding.

Mrs. Robinson: The Blueprint of Leadership

Umnia El-Neil 19 Nov 2024

Young man in white Roman emperor robes places a golden crown on a kneeling man in Roman attire, with guards and senators behind.

Gladiator 2: A beautiful day for Bloodshed

Umnia El-Neil 11 Nov 2024

Green-and-white oil drum barricade topped with sandbags blocking a street in Nicosia's UN Buffer Zone, Cyprus, with street signs and a bench.

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The Divided Island

Umnia El-Neil 10 Nov 2024

Two GTA Online characters standing atop a tall hill overlooking the ocean, one with teal hair and floral shirt, seen from behind.

Grand Theft Hamlet: We are now Killer Shakespeare.

Umnia El-Neil 10 Nov 2024

CT scan images displayed on a monitor showing brain and abdominal cross-sections, with a pen pointing at the scans.

How to Build a Truth Engine

Umnia El-Neil 31 Oct 2024

Red-haired woman in jeans and black jacket climbs a bunk bed frame while holding a phone, viewed through a prison cell door.

Holloway

Umnia El-Neil 27 Oct 2024

Colorful pink, red, and orange banner reading "BFI London Film Festival 2024" with geometric light designs.

SOPHISTICULTURE

Film Tea from BFI London Film Festival 2024 | SOPHISTICULTURE S02E05

Umnia El-Neil 27 Oct 2024

Young woman with blonde hair and pink eyeshadow holding a microphone, wearing a black jacket with red nails, stage lighting behind her.

Queens of Drama: Sapphic Hannah Montana

Umnia El-Neil 23 Oct 2024