The Caribbean Diaspora Film Series is hosted by the State University of New York (SUNY)-University of West Indies (UWI) Center for Leadership and Sustainable Development (CLSD) in partnership with the Center for International Education and Global Strategy at SUNY Albany, the Center International Programs at SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Global Affairs, and the University of the West Indies.

The SUNY-UWI Center for Leadership and Sustainable Development (CLSD) is a direct response to the critical need to increase the leadership skills and capacities and opportunities for full civic participation among young people in the Caribbean, the Caribbean diaspora and the urban areas of New York. The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the State University of New York (SUNY) individually have significant ties to the Caribbean diaspora, a largely untapped resource for impacting sustainable economic development in the Caribbean and New York. The Center is a deliberate effort to combine these interests toward increased impact as The UWI and SUNY manage their roles as agents of change and sustainable development.