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Forward Home: The Power of the Caribbean Diaspora (2011, dir. Lisa Wickham) explores the economic power of the Caribbean Diaspora. The documentary looks at diasporic tourism and the investment flows between four Caribbean countries and the cities that are their counterparts – Jamaica and London; Guyana and Toronto; Suriname and Amsterdam; and The Dominican Republic and New York. Traversing nine countries, the documentary brings the experiences of diaspora Caribbeans alongside research conducted at the Shridath Ramphal Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies. 

Dr. Keith Nurse, the director of the SRC and the film’s executive producer says “The documentary maps the uncharted territory of diasporic tourism and provides empirical evidence to support what we have known anecdotally, which is that the diasporic economy is of huge significance to the diversification and competitiveness of the Caribbean economy.” 

h/t Repeating Islands