I Am Lisa is a 2020 horror revenge werewolf film that was directed by Patrick Rea, based on a script written by Eric Winkler.
She is bullied by the local mean girl and drug dealer Jess, who also steals a rare book from the store and later sexually assaults her when the two are alone in the bookstore.
Lisa tries to report it to the local police, but is met with dismissal as the sheriff is Jess's mom, Deborah "Deb", and the deputy her brother Nick.
She also reveals that she was responsible for Gretchen's death, after which she taunts Lisa by cutting off a lock of Sam's hair to test her blade's sharpness.
[1] Winkler has stated that I Am Lisa is "an homage to every revenge movie I’ve ever seen" and that “It was also heavily influenced by any movie that features a strong female protagonist, like Aliens, Kill Bill, and Day of the Dead.”[2] Winkler approached Rea during some of his film screenings, both early in the script's development process and later, when the idea was more fully formed.
He suggested that Winkler change more of the characters to women, as the majority were male and he felt that this would make the movie "a lot more interesting" and "play better today".
The site's critical consensus reads, "A werewolf revenge flick with bite, I Am Lisa is a vibrant and intellectually nimble journey into female empowerment.