Umnia El-Neil is a British-Sudanese artist and professional pop culture fan.
Watchlists
Wicked brought to audiences a musical, colourful, heartwarming, heartbreaking time at the theatre. Here are three other films that will have you leaving in a bubble too… Your Monster OK, we know, we’ve been rocking for this film HARD this year, but it’s truly something you’ll enjoy
Reviews
In it’s outings at the festivals, this quiet camcorder documentary surrounding intergenerational trauma has won the LFF Audience award, and garnered praise from the Guardian and the Evening Standard. I think this is a bit of a watershed moment for Women of Colour in the British Film ecosystem. Though
Reviews
Opinion
When a film was well received this year, it was usually because it was channelling the anger and frustrations of those who have been left behind. This wasn’t your usual raft of ‘Diversity Hires’ or “The value of Diverse Storytelling”-ass movies. These films were specific, working things out
Umnia sits down with producer Trevor Birney to discuss his most recent film, festival favorite KNEECAP; the commitment that went into making such a daring piece of cinema; and the political, historical, and sociocultural conditions in Northern (or the North of) Ireland that necessitated its creation. Tiocfaidh ár lá!
The films that deserve flowers, that we’re scared may go unrecognised.