Independent Lens

Season 7

Episode 20: La Sierra

Directors Scott Dalton and Margarita Martinez's documentary “La Sierra” chronicles the violence in a Colombian barrio over the course of a year. Included are interviews with members of urban gangs aligned with guerrilla fighters and paramilitary groups battling for control of the nation's neighborhoods. Also: comments from residents who are caught in the middle of the struggle, including those who have lost loved ones to the violence.