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Umnia El-Neil

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

Bearded man in dark suit with striped tie sits at game show contestant desk with name placard "MICHAEL" and red buzzer.

The Luckiest Man in America: Comfort Cinema

Umnia El-Neil 15 Sep 2024

Three men stand in a desert landscape near a dark blue pickup truck, wearing rugged casual clothing, looking off-camera.

Pimpinero: A Bloody Twist

Umnia El-Neil 15 Sep 2024

Two people in an intimate close-up, foreheads touching with eyes closed, woman with blonde hair and man in blue shirt.

Babygirl.

Umnia El-Neil 15 Sep 2024

Backstage dressing room scene with actors in 1970s costumes and wigs near lit vanity mirrors with Hollywood-style bulbs.

Saturday Night: The most ‘film’ of the year

Umnia El-Neil 15 Sep 2024

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SOPHISTICULTURE

The Inclusionary Politics of Taylor Swift (ft. Celeste) | SOPHISTICULTURE S02E02

Umnia El-Neil 13 Sep 2024

Young people dancing and laughing together at a nighttime gathering, with a woman in braids reaching out joyfully.

Sudan, Remember Us: Loving and Leaving

Umnia El-Neil 10 Sep 2024

Man sitting on chair overlooking heavily damaged and bombed-out urban buildings, surrounded by rubble and debris.

From Ground Zero - #TIFF24

Umnia El-Neil 10 Sep 2024

Two women sit facing each other on yellow sofas in a dark room with a colorful Mondrian-style stained glass window behind them.

The Assessment is a watercolour

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Two people laughing while walking through a park holding coffee cups, both wearing brown jackets on an overcast day.

We Live in (Constellations) Time

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Woman with short brown hair and closed eyes tilting her head back with mouth open, wearing a light blue shirt, outdoors.

Latest

Lean in to ‘The Listeners’

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Woman in green top running down a tree-lined street at night, surrounded by several dogs including a golden retriever and beagle.

Nightbitch: Feral Motherhood

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Close-up of a bald man aiming a rifle with a scope, one eye looking through the sight, outdoors with blurred green background.

Men Of War: Required Reading

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024