Photograph by Spencer Wells.Astoria residents gather to watch the sunset before the screening of The Human Family Tree in Astoria Park.
A large crowd of Queens, New York residents gathered in Astoria Park Monday night - picnics in hand - to catch a glimpse of their neighborhood on the big screen at the world premiere screening of the new National Geographic film about the Genographic Project, The Human Family Tree.
Overlooking a beautiful sunset on the New York City skyline, the community came together to find out how the Genographic Project team had traced the genetic lineages of all humanity on a single day on a single street in their neighborhood. A world story made possible using the DNA of Astoria's residents.
Councilman and Genographic Participant Peter Vallone welcomed the residents to their event: "Our ancestors traveled the world, overcame all sorts of hardships and now here we all are, watching this film in Astoria Park. I was part of this project like many of you were, got my DNA swabbed and was here originally when they gave us the results and now I am here tonight at our extended family reunion."
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