| Departures | |
| Native Name: | Departures (Kavuşma) |
| Director: | Ali Y. Akarçeşme |
| Producers: | --> Justin Janoska |
| Starring: | Gamze Ceylan Ada Alize Ertem Temi Hason Yavuz Hekim |
| Music: | Hicistan |
| Cinematography: | Dan Brohawn |
| Editing: | Enes Abanoz Patrick Burns Jr. Jeff Morelli |
| Production Companies: | --> |
| Runtime: | 12 minutes |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Language: | English/Turkish |
| Budget: | $2,665 |
Departures (Turkish: '''Kavuşma''') is a 2011 Turkish short film directed by Ali Y. Akarçeşme.[1] The film is twelve minutes long and is about immigration to the United States from Turkey.[2] In order to raise funds for the film, Akarçeşme held a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised $2,665.[3] Departures was named Best Drama at the Brownfish Short Film Festival in New York City in 2011.[4] And he won the Best Director Award at NY ITN Distribution Film Festival.[5] These awards were the first Akarçeşme received while living in the United States.[6] In 2012, the film was screened at New York's Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival[7] and the Love Your Shorts Film Festival[8] and competed in the Boston Turkish Film Festival.[9] The film also had official selections in various festivals such as NY Soho International, New Hope, Spain's Renderyard, Buffalo Niagara, NJ's Garden State and more.