Amy J Carle

Chicago, Comedy, Indie Films, Interviews

23 min read

Mining the Mundane: Allison Torem on her award-winning short “Don’t Come Home Before Midnight”

by Peyton Robinson

July 16, 2026

The intersection of absurdity and anxiety in the everyday is propulsively becoming more intertwined with American culture. But still, there must be room to laugh. Allison Torem’s “Don’t Come Home

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