“A Serious Mission” complete! -SWIPE see the journey and location/film comparisons. For

“A Serious Mission” complete! -SWIPE see the journey and location/film comparisons. For the last week I have trekked from my home in Melbourne to Sydney, Wollombi and Newcastle in search of the film locations of my next cosplay “Young Einstein”. It was also a journey to greater understand the man who not only starred in, produced and directed the film but unknowingly had an enormous influence on me to think outside of the box and be proud of my culture and eccentricities. His philosophies & messages within his films were well ahead of his time, with a majority of them ringing true today. I thought I’d completed my journey in Newcastle, where Yahoo Serious was born, raised and studied, but the bigger question still left unanswered..“why did he just disappear?!” Upon my return home, I stopped into Canberra to visit a good friend of mine and decided to continue my research at the National Library where I found a collection of articles from the early 90s. Some being relatively positive, the rest threw me back in my chair from what I felt incredibly cruel and unjust. My vibe was definitely shot to pieces. Tall Poppy Syndrome at its finest and something I’m all too familiar with. Nothing cool about tearing down and ridiculing an individual who is passionate about their work. Especially when it’s one of your own. It’s no surprise the Australian Film industry struggles when our media has trashed our talent. Maybe that’s why Yahoo flipped the bird and put his passion elsewhere. Who really knows if we can’t find him.What I do know as a cosplayer, is I’ve experienced the same tear downs & ridiculing for loving the things I do by people who don’t get it. That doesn’t make me wrong or their opinion fact. So I am asking the cosplay community for help because we are the wildly eccentric, creative and passionate individuals who celebrate geeky - pop culture! Let’s surround Yahoo with support and invite him to join our realm. The support for my journey has been overwhelming and I would love the opportunity to shake this man’s hand and remind him there are people out there who still love & respect his work. Me included❤️ #YahooSerious #youngeinstein #recklesskelly #australian (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)