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Departures (2011 film)

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'Departures' is a 2011 Turkish short film directed by Ali Y. Akareme. The film is twelve minutes long and is about immigration to the United States from Turkey. In order to raise funds for the film, Akareme held a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised $2,665. 'Departures' was named Best Drama at the Brownfish Short Film Festival in New York City in 2011. And he won the Best Director Award at NY ITN Distribution Film Festival. These awards were the first Akareme received while living in the United States. In 2012, the film was screened at New York's Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival and the Love Your Shorts Film Festival and competed in the Boston Turkish Film Festival. 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.

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