Turko-German director Fatih Akin is a big fan in these parts, his Head On an absolutely searing piece of work, punishing to both its characters and viewers. He followed that up this past year with the greatly acclaimed The Edge of Heaven but in between these two narrative features Akin made his first foray into the documentary world with Crossing The Bridge, a look at the musical culture of Istanbul. And he proved every bit as good working in documentary as he is in narrative. So this comes as very welcome news.

Akin's next film will be, once again, a documentary. Titled Garbage In The Garden of Eden it tells the story of a garbage dump in the hills above the seaside town of Camburnu and the townspeople's fight against it. Knowing Akin, this will prove to be one compelling piece of work. If nothing else you should visit the official web site just to let the music play ...