Toni Fitzgerald's Cult Following

Toni Fitzgerald's Cult Following takes the viewer into the bizarre experiences of its protagonist - her finding a cult following, quite literally, for her stand-up acts. After failing to generate any laughs from an unimpressed audience at her regular club, and having a fall-out with her roommate, Toni finds herself making her way into a cult that veers clear of popular culture, and well, televisions. Consequently, when she begins sharing iconic lines from the likes of Arrested Development, for instance, the room is in splits without truly having an awareness of the unoriginality of their performer.

The film adopts an effervescent tone to share its intentions and aspirations with the viewer while also giving a glimpse into the several obstacles of a struggling artist - be it lack of inspiration, the overwhelming pressure to perform or in the form of those who are rooting for you to fail, and as popular culture would label them, 'haters'. It is colourful, eccentric and even theatrical in its visual approach.

The story further exhibits a notable endeavour at portraying all of this without making the tone didactic or cumbersome, and in the process manages to offer a complete narrative not devoid of its moments of humour and laughter, even if at the expense of the protagonist herself.