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Umnia El-Neil

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

Man in white bucket hat and shirt examines a large bronze sculpture in a warmly lit workshop or studio.

Dahomey: a stamp in time

Umnia El-Neil 2 Oct 2024

Monochromatic painting in warm amber tones of a nude woman holding a small dog, surrounded by floral stems.

Don’t Cry: Vanessa Raw’s ‘On Earth We Weren’t Meant to Stay’ at the Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate

Umnia El-Neil 26 Sep 2024

Older man in glasses and tan jacket walks through a crowded urban street lined with buildings, surrounded by onlookers.

SOPHISTICULTURE

Untold Stories with Rashid Masharawi and Laura Nikolov | SOPHISTICULTURE S02E03

Umnia El-Neil 21 Sep 2024

View through an airplane window showing a sunset with orange, yellow, and pink clouds against a pale blue sky, cabin dark.

Flying Fare: TO to DUB to LDN

Umnia El-Neil 19 Sep 2024

Man in brown embroidered charro suit and wide-brimmed hat stands in a courtyard, three women in period dress behind him.

Pedro Páramo

Umnia El-Neil 15 Sep 2024

Woman in dark blue velvet top looking at her reflection in a bathroom mirror while running her hand through her dark hair.

‘The Substance’: Misogyny Metastasises

Umnia El-Neil 15 Sep 2024

Man in suit and glasses at desk with book and coffee mug, beside banner reading "Charles Krantz 39 Great Years! Thanks Chuck!"

‘The Life of Chuck’ - time is the essence.

Umnia El-Neil 15 Sep 2024

Animated robot stands in a forest clearing with arms outstretched as a large flock of geese flies around it at sunset.

The Wild Robot

Umnia El-Neil 15 Sep 2024

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