Cuba-1956: Man Swimming Underwater in Dark Pool

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Man Swimming Underwater in Dark Pool — Clip Details

CUBA-1956: A grainy, dark 8mm home movie captures a man swimming underwater in a murky, blue-tinted pool. The footage shows him splashing and moving through the water, with his body briefly visible before disappearing beneath the surface. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and vintage imperfections, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The scene is shot from above, with a wooden edge visible in the frame, suggesting a backyard or resort setting. This rare, authentic 1956 Cuban home movie offers a mysterious glimpse into mid-century leisure and personal life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
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Duration: 5s
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Clip ID: 120972803

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1956 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Cuba Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Cuban home-movie footage for productions needing a brief, moody swimming or pool-leisure insert with an archival 8mm feel.
Period detail: The frame may show a mid-century pool or resort setting, with only a dark water surface, pool edge, and 8mm color rendering visible as era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer viewpoint as a swimmer briefly breaks or disturbs the water before disappearing into the dark pool.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark blue water, surface ripples, a pale pool or deck edge, a small swimmer form, splash foam, frame borders, and heavy shadow.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries dense grain, underexposed blue color, gate edges, and abrupt contact-sheet contrast that give the scene a fragile home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or visual transition suggesting swimming, submersion, disappearance, or private leisure.
Historical context: Supported by the clip metadata as Cuba in 1956, the footage offers a limited view of recreational swimming without identifiable landmarks or social setting.
Research note: A person is visible but not clearly identifiable, so copyright, likeness, and any location or property questions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s Cuba 8mm swimming, vintage home movie pool, man underwater, dark pool footage, and archival leisure cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Cuba material, then broader mid-century swimming, pool, leisure, or water-transition footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dark blue pool water in a 1956 Cuba 8mm home-movie frame, with a pale pool or deck edge at left. — The opening frame shows dark water and a pale pool edge, with no clear swimmer visible.

A small swimmer form appears amid splash foam on dark pool water in this 1956 Cuba home-movie frame. — A swimmer briefly appears near the surface, surrounded by white splash and dark water.

The swimmer has dropped from view, leaving dark pool water, faint ripples, and 8mm frame shadows. — The water surface darkens after the brief splash, with only faint movement visible.

A final dark pool-water frame shows no clear swimmer, only blue-tinted water and film borders. — The last frame holds on murky water and heavy frame shadow after the swimmer disappears.

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