In 1997, Argentine filmmaker Fernando Birri returns to document Che Guevara’s 30th death anniversary and the era’s utopian ideals. Carmen Guarini captures these moments stored for 20 years. Now they illuminate Birri’s legacy, a poet and master of Latin American cinema, holding onto his ideals at 92.

Fernando Birri is an inspirational force of nature in this loving, freewheeling portrait, which captures the playful enthusiasm that guided a long and rich career. Confronting the aftermath of an era marked by optimism, the filmmaker makes a convincing case for hope against all odds.