Umnia El-Neil is a British-Sudanese artist and professional pop culture fan.
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
SOPHISTICULTURE
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!
Reviews
Reviews
The films that deserve flowers, that we’re scared may go unrecognised.
the only four acclaimed films we did not enjoy this year.
I will not deny, it’s a funny movie - it plays with irony and political cynisicm, and has a lot of jabs to send toward the neoliberal insitutions we are soon to witness crumble into the sea. The ineffectual and fluffy words of our World ‘Leaders’, and the metaphor
Two nurses, seemingly two generations of thought and approach, making it work in Mumbai. In what I can only describe as the most lusciously romantic film in a long while, ‘All We Imagine As Light’ is at once both patient and quick, diving us headfirst into the interior worlds of
Reviews
As they make their way to the Olympics of Cheer, the Irish Cheerleading Team (and their coaches) let themselves be known to the camera - their personal lives and their fight to get it right. This is a fascinating slice of life, which gives you a unique look into the
Festivals
In a whirlwind blurring fact and fiction, Prospect House grapples with the very concept of History and Storytelling. What can we know, what can we guess - and who gets to guess? Through the lens of a House on the brink of demolition, a team of re-enacters seek to save
Festivals
For our times as we currently experience them, a documentary screeening at the Irish Film Festival London was nore relevant than ever - the story of a boundary-breaking woman who, as much as she can, has lived and is living her truest progressive values. A lawyer, a human rights activist,
I’m very glad I procrastinated on writing this review, as recent events (the US Election) have added a new colour to the film. A good film speaks to the times, a great film speaks to all times. Gladiator, and its sequel, are those kinds of films. Regardless of the
A comprehensive and detailed account of the history of the Turkish/Greek Cypriot conflicts in Cyprus, “The Divided Island” is at times a very tough watch, but it is a vital one. Especially in the current political climate across the world, generations are often emotionally removed from the consequences of