Minnesota Fierce: Documentary Filmmaker Joua Lee Grande Reports From Operation Metro Surge
Though Joua Lee Grande studied cinema and media culture in college, she built much of her early career in nonprofits based in the Twin Cities. “I was mentoring young people about how they should follow their dreams, and I was like, I should take my own advice,” says Grande. “You’ve got to walk the walk at some point.” In the years that followed, Grande established herself as a documentarian with a vital foothold in Minnesota’s underrepresented communities. Her films include On All Fronts, a short documentary about a Black-Indonesian family navigating the chaos of living in Minneapolis in 2020, and […]
by Scott Meslow on Apr 30, 2026
