Joelle Simone Powe is a  Jamaican documentary film director, fixer, writer, and anthropologist. She is well known for capturing interesting angles of Jamaican personalities, culture, and history.

Joelle has produced six documentaries- capturing stories in politics, dance, art, education, and our Read moremusic and marijuana industries in Jamaica. Her docu-series Beverley Manley Uncensored on the wife of Jamaican Prime Minister amassed over 500,000 views. Her film on Dancehall, Out There Without Fear, has been screened at 10 universities worldwide.

She is the producer of the mini-documentary series ButSeeYa. “But See Ya” is a colloquial Jamaican saying that expresses shock or dismay at what is being said. The series features Caribbean personalities with controversial opinions. 

As a writer, Joelle Simone Powe writes on dance, culture, and social transformation projects for academic and popular media platforms. She has written several articles featured in the Jamaica Observer, UNICEF Jamaica, the Jamaica Gleaner, Our Today, and the prestigious Jamaica Journal.

Joelle facilitates international documentary productions across the Caribbean. As a fixer based in Jamaica for foreign media personnel, she arranges interviews with various subjects from her stunning contact list. Joelle has access to government officials, artists, academics, religious leaders, and street vendors. As a Jamaican fixer, Joelle prides herself on being extremely organized, and she does everything with meticulous care. She will coordinate your transportation, food, and accommodation, as well as fulfill your petty cash needs. Joelle has guided teams doing complex sensitive film projects, documentary commercials for NGOs, and cultural documentaries. 

Joelle Simone Powe attended high school in the Netherlands and has visited 25 countries. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology.

In 2021, Joelle Simone Powe was recognized as a 30 Under 30 Changemaker by Ignite Caribbean.

Andrea Davis is a journalist | fixer based in Kingston, Jamaica.