An aspiring filmmaker tries to restore her fading childhood memories through someone else's travel stories. One evening in front of a bar, Hunay bumps into an acquaintance, Benjamin. He recently visited her native country, Azerbaijan, which she had to flee in 2011 with her family for political reasons. A precipitous departure which has resulted in her feeling further and further removed from her hometown, family, and childhood memories every day. What happens when we can no longer return to our hometown, when our childhood memories are fading away? Can memories stay alive through someone else’s?
Unfortunately the movie The departure is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Hunay Saday | Director |
| Writing | Hunay Saday | Writer |
| Production | Durna Safarova | Coordinating Producer |
| Crew | Nino Orjonikidze | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Chilanay Saday | Translator |
| Editing | Léa Daucourt | Editorial Consultant |
