Thursday, 13 August 2026
OBSCURAE
Contributors

Authors

Meet the writers and editors behind Obscurae.

Aaminah Saleem
7 Stories

Aaminah Saleem

Aaminah is a lover of all things cinema and film and balances her full-time job by writing and reviewing films across her Substack, Instagram and TikTok with a focus on the coming-of-age genre and original cinema. You can likely find her at the BFI.

Anika Williams-Hewitt
32 Stories

Anika Williams-Hewitt

Anika is a writer, reviewer, and lover of all things pop culture from cheesy reality tv to unsettling horror films. She writes from a lens that recognizes the inextricable link between storytelling and social justice.

Celeste Kassautzki
25 Stories

Celeste Kassautzki

Celeste is a trilingual filmmaker, screenwriter and multi-creative contributing to OBSCURAE.

Frankie Mara
12 Stories

Frankie Mara

Frankie Mara (they/she) is a Certified Intimacy Coordinator and Ph.D. Candidate in Toronto. When they’re not on-set or writing about queer film theory, they’re probably catching the latest horror flick at the cinema or hiking with their dog Juno.

Jett Christie
2 Stories

Jett Christie

Jett Christie is a British filmmaker, screenwriter and actor.

Kerrie Draghi
5 Stories

Kerrie Draghi

My name is Kerrie Draghi. I'm a feminist writer, journalist and recent MA graduate. I write articles and poems, specifically from a feminist perspective. I'm also a fan of horror movies, feminist gothic novels & other creepy things.

Lucie Goulet
2 Stories

Lucie Goulet

Lucie Goulet is a cultural writer with 15+ years of experience in luxury fashion. She is currently editing her first fantasy novel.

Lucie Neale
21 Stories

Lucie Neale

Lucie is an actor, singer, director and writer from London.

Megan Hilborne
3 Stories

Megan Hilborne

Megan Hilborne is a freelance writer and film critic. A 2020 Film graduate, she continues to study cinema through her work. She focuses on indie, horror, feminist and queer film, and has interviewed Oscar-winner Sean Baker and Mo Abudu.

Michel Abdulaziz
33 Stories

Michel Abdulaziz

Michel Abdulaziz is a reviewer and film journalist with interest in the intersection between film and culture and all the politics therein.

Nor García Grau
41 Stories

Nor García Grau

Nor García Grau is a bilingual writer and filmmaker based in Madrid, Spain.

Ruby Hann
4 Stories

Ruby Hann

Ruby is a writer and historian, whose work focuses on the politics of bodies, beauty, and health. She is very good at reading subtitles, but not very brave about horror films.

Suhaila
4 Stories

Suhaila

An engineer turned interviewer with a love for sci-fi, fantasy, & comedy. She discusses stories with creatives who make them happen, on screen & behind the camera.

Umnia El-Neil
343 Stories

Umnia El-Neil

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

Willow Steele
2 Stories

Willow Steele

Willow Steele (she/her) is a 25-year-old Canadian media journalist with a passion for pop culture. Willow produces freelance movie reviews, awards predictions, festival coverage and more on her YouTube and socials. Remember keep getting lost in film!