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Umnia El-Neil

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

Two young men crowd-surfing at a concert under blue and purple lights, one holding a microphone, supported by raised hands.

California Schemin': Lying, scamming, and assorted trickery of the self.

Umnia El-Neil 8 Apr 2026

Young man in pink cowboy hat and rose-embroidered western shirt sits beside red-haired woman in pink top holding a metal briefcase.

BFI Flare 2026 | Best of Fest

Umnia El-Neil 8 Apr 2026

Earth rising over the Moon's cratered horizon, partially illuminated as a crescent against the black void of space.

Did the world end last night?

Umnia El-Neil 8 Apr 2026

Woman with long curly hair in green sweater reading a book at a café window table with a dark coffee cup and saucer.

Will Zendaya survive this summer?

Umnia El-Neil 7 Apr 2026

Two shirtless men sleeping closely together in bed, viewed from above, surrounded by geometric-patterned and teal bedding.

Departures (Review): Raucous Grief and the queer urge to ignore Red Flags

Umnia El-Neil 6 Apr 2026

Astronaut in a spacesuit reaching toward a bright light source against a dark background, arms outstretched with gloved hands.

Is there any such thing as Apolitical Science Fiction?

Umnia El-Neil 6 Apr 2026

White text "OFFLINE Algorithm" on black background with a microphone overlapping the letters in the center.

Offline Algorithm

011 - OFFLINE ALGORITHM

OBSCURAE 5 Apr 2026

Album cover for "Misty Mountain" by Sophia Yau-Weeks, showing a woman lying in dry grass, wearing a white top and black skirt.

Misty Mountain - Sophia Yau-Weeks (Album Review)

Umnia El-Neil 31 Mar 2026

White text "OFFLINE Algorithm" on black background with a microphone overlapping the letters in the center.

Offline Algorithm

010 - OFFLINE ALGORITHM

OBSCURAE 29 Mar 2026

Black-and-white film poster for "OUT LAWS" showing a bearded man's face with torn pink paper overlay. Tagline: "Criminalised for love. Fighting back with pride."

Out Laws: How Colonialism Exported "Buggery" Laws | BFI Flare 2026

Umnia El-Neil 27 Mar 2026

Young woman with long wavy brown hair, floral headband, teardrop face gems, dangling earrings, and striped outfit, smiling softly.

Miss Carbón (Queen of Coal) | BFI Flare 2026

Umnia El-Neil 26 Mar 2026

Close-up of a person's lower face with a slight smile, wearing a black headset microphone near their chin.

Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage | BFI Flare 2026

Umnia El-Neil 26 Mar 2026