joua LEE

BIOGRAPHY

Joua Lee Grande is a Minneapolis-based filmmaker and community educator whose goal to uplift under-told stories and underrepresented communities drives her work. Her short documentary On All Fronts aired on WORLD Channel and PBS digital in May 2022 as part of the Asian Americans Stories of Resilience & Beyond series. Her work has screened in festivals such as PBS Short Film Festival, CAAMFest, L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival, Qhia Dab Neeg Film Festival and more. She is currently a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow and was a MediaJustice Network Fellow and Diverse Voices in Docs Fellow.

Joua previously worked as an editor at WCCO TV 4 News (CBS Affiliate). She has 10 years working in and with community to empower marginalized storytellers, families and youth through organizing and nonprofit work. She designed and led various community art and media education programs at institutions across the Twin Cities metro area. 

She believes that there is no such thing as an ultimate Truth, only versions of the truth put out into the world by those with the tools and resources to do so. Joua’s mission is to take back narratives and tell stories through the lens of the unheard.

Qualifications

• Cinematography

• Photography

• Intermediate Lighting and Audio

• Documentary Storytelling (and Personal Documentaries)

• Grant-writing

• Teaching media production to youth and adults

• Designing, coordinating and facilitating community programming

• Mentorship

• softwares: Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Photoshop

CONTACT

email: joualeegrande@gmail.com 

website: joualeegrande.com