The Dark Side of Colombia’s Gold Rush is a short investigative documentary produced by journalist Nadja Drost for GlobalPost, in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. This 4-minute film explores the tensions in Colombia’s gold-rich regions, where local subsistence miners are caught in conflicts with large corporate mining interests, criminal gangs, and government forces. The piece highlights the environmental destruction, exploitation, and violence that have become endemic in the country’s modern-day gold rush.