Tuesday, 9 June 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
25 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
23 Stories

Celeste Kassautzki

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

Frankie Mara
9 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 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
38 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
315 Stories

Umnia El-Neil

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

Willow Steele
1 Story

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!