The Human Family Tree
Synopsis
Dr. Spencer Wells retraces the footsteps of 200 random New Yorkers and proves they are all cousins. On the most diverse street in the most diverse city in the most diverse country in the world, a team of National Geographic scientists swab the cheeks of some 200 random New Yorkers. The goal is to retrace their ancestral footprints and demonstrate that all humans are cousins within the “family of man.” Cutting-edge science, combined with a cast of New Yorkers—each with their own unique genetic history—helps to illustrate these journeys. Ultimately, *Man’s First Migrations* addresses some of humanity’s most pressing questions, such as who we are and where we come from, and challenges how we think not only about our relationships with our neighbors, but with ourselves.
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Principal cast & crew: 14
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Edited by Emmanuel MairesseShot by James BallDesigned by Trinka Lat
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14 unique people credited
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Kevin Bacon
as Self - Narrator
Michelle Dejesus
as Self - Genetic Subject
George Delis
as Self - Genetic Subject
Mehmet Demirci
as Self - Genetic Subject
Necla Demirci
as Self - Genetic Subject
Clive Finlayson
as Self - Director, The Gibraltar Museum
Kerry Nicholson Gonzalez
as Self - Genetic Subject
Jorge J Gonzalez
as Self - Genetic Subject
Julius Indaaya
as Self - Hadzabe Chief
Dennis Jenkins
as Self - Archaeologist, University of Oregon
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