Kenya-1969: Silhouetted Elephants at Dusk

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Silhouetted Elephants at Dusk — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 captures two elephants in silhouette against a soft purple and blue sky at dusk. The elephants walk slowly along a hilltop ridge, their dark forms contrasting sharply with the glowing horizon. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural edge vignetting, characteristic of amateur wildlife recordings from the era. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife and mid-century home movie aesthetics.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122661316

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1969 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: Kenya 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1960s Kenya wildlife home-movie footage, especially documentary inserts needing elephants at dusk in a non-commercial travel-film style.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm-era color, soft focus, gate edges, and amateur exposure, with the 1969 Kenya date supported by supplied metadata rather than visible signage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a traveler quietly filming distant wildlife from a fixed vantage point, valuing the encounter more than formal composition.
What appears in frame: Two elephants in dark silhouette, a low ridge line, pale blue-purple evening sky, soft clouds, dark edge vignetting, and foreground vegetation are visible.
Film character: Visible grain, slight color fade, soft contrast, dark frame edges, and minor exposure variation give the shot a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a contemplative wildlife insert, a dusk transition, or a memory beat within a Kenya travel or conservation sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually situates elephants within a visitor-recorded East African landscape, without enough visible detail to identify a reserve or exact site.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, archive ownership, and any location-specific wildlife or land-use context should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm elephant footage, vintage African wildlife home movie, silhouetted elephants at dusk, and Super 8 safari travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Kenya 1969 travel footage, then broader vintage 8mm African wildlife or dusk landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two elephants appear in silhouette on a ridge in 1969 Kenya home-movie footage, with blue-purple sky and dark frame edges. — Two elephants stand in silhouette along a ridge at dusk.

In this Kenya 1969 8mm frame, two elephants are silhouetted on a hilltop ridge under a softly clouded evening sky. — The elephants remain dark against the fading sky as they move along the ridge.

Two elephants are separated on the ridge in 1969 Kenya footage, their silhouettes framed by faded color and soft 8mm grain. — A wider gap opens between the two elephants on the ridge.

One silhouetted elephant lowers its head as another stands nearby on a ridge in Kenya 1969 8mm wildlife footage. — One elephant bends toward the ridge while the second remains upright nearby.

Visually Similar Clips