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. [10]
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. [10]