An Incomplete Calendar, Essay film, 77 Minutes, DCP with 5.1, Canada, Venezuela, Iran, Turkey | 2026
“An Incomplete Calendar” is a story about oil, music, and the Third World project. The film explores the remarkable and untold story of a musical vinyl titled “Rhymes and Songs for OPEC,” recorded in 1980 by the Concert Choir of Central University of Venezuela to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), established in Baghdad in 1960.
The film interweaves forgotten songs and rarely seen archives to tell a different story of oil, not as a commodity but rather as a political leverage that was used for the liberation struggles in Palestine and building Pan-Arab solidarity, a transnational project that was shattered by the triumph of neoliberal economics in 1970s.
This is the final episode of a trilogy of essay by Sanaz Sohrabi that unpack the relationship between political economy of images, archival technologies, and visual cultures of resource extraction in Iran and broader West Asia.
World Premiere: Cinéma du Réel International Documentary Film Festival | International Competition. France (2026)
FICCI International Film Festival Cartagena de Indias. Colombia (2026)
Open City Documentary Festival. UK (2026)
FICValdivia International Film Festival -Opening Film. Chile (2026)
An Incomplete Calendar is produced by Fol Films and co-produced by Central University of Venezuela. World Sales and Festival Distribution: Kino Rebelde. Watch the Trailer.