Trim Season

Trim Season is a 2023 American supernatural horror film directed by Ariel Vida and starring Bethlehem Million, Alex Essoe, and Jane Badler.

Premise

A young woman named Emma gets fired from her job and struggles to pay her rent. While at a bar, Emma and her friend Julia meet a young man named James, who recruits them to work as trimmers for a marijuana farm.

Cast

Bethlehem Million as Emma
Alex Essoe as Julia
Ally Ioannides as Harriet
Bex Taylor-Klaus as Dusty
Jane Badler as Mona
Juliette Kenn De Balinthazy as Lex
Ryan Donowho as Malcolm
Cory Hart as Christopher
Marc Senter as James
Paris Warner as Pua

Release

Trim Season premiered in the United States on March 31, 2023, as part of the Overlook Film Festival, and it was given a limited release on June 7, 2024.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 16 critics' reviews are positive. Michelle Swope of Bloody Disgusting gave the film a positive review, praising its story, visuals, and practical effects, and calling it "a suspenseful, uniquely crafted story highlighting pain and sacrifice that should spark some powerful conversation around women and gender." Kyle Logan of ScreenAnarchy praised the film's "uneasy atmosphere", concluding that "Trim Season doesn’t succeed at every moment but the highs are very high."