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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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Her Name Was Moviola: Time moves at speed

Umnia El-Neil 4 Feb 2025

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OBSCURAE’s Most Anticipated Picks for Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Umnia El-Neil 4 Feb 2025

Two cabaret performers in 1920s-style costumes: woman with feathered headband and heavy makeup, man in top hat and tuxedo.

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⚡️Real Films for this moment in ‘Western’ History

Umnia El-Neil 22 Jan 2025

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OBSCURAE’s 2025 Wishlist

Umnia El-Neil 31 Dec 2024

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OBSCURAE Wrapped. 2024

Umnia El-Neil 30 Dec 2024

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Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Challengers’

Umnia El-Neil 29 Dec 2024

Two people embracing closely in a blue-lit swimming pool at night, faces near each other in an intimate moment.

Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Babygirl’.

Umnia El-Neil 28 Dec 2024

Young people at a party; a man in a leopard-print shirt adjusts his sunglasses while a woman in a white lace top laughs beside him.

Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Anora’

Umnia El-Neil 27 Dec 2024

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Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Wicked’

Umnia El-Neil 26 Dec 2024

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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