Documentary

Here I Am

“ Here I Am" follows best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert and her lover, musician Rayya Elias, through an extraordinary year. Just after Rayya's 56th birthday and the release of her memoir on addiction, Rayya is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Refusing conventional treatment, she chooses to focus on quality of life, love and artistic expression. Through humour and raw honesty, she transforms her final months into a fearless creative project —recording an album with her nephew, inviting filmmaker Marc J. Francis to document her journey, and inspiring Elizabeth to write her next book. Set in New York and Detroit, the film captures their love, grief, and search for meaning, offering a powerful meditation on human connection, legacy, and facing mortality on one’s own terms.