Kenya-1969: Bird Standing in Savanna with Lion in Background

$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.

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

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Bird Standing in Savanna with Lion in Background — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 captures a serene savanna landscape with dry grass, scattered acacia trees, and sparse brush. A large bird, likely a stork or marabou, stands alert among the branches, its dark plumage contrasting with the golden-brown terrain. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural camera movement, offering authentic archival wildlife footage. A lion is partially visible under a tree in the background, adding to the scene's wild atmosphere. This nostalgic clip provides authentic 1960s African safari footage ideal for documentaries, historical content, and vintage nature projects.

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: 122662618

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1969 Kenya home-movie wildlife footage suited to documentary cutaways, archive inserts, or safari-era visual context.
Period detail: The frames show dry savanna grass, scattered trees, and soft 8mm color that may reflect a late-1960s tourist safari record.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, observing distant wildlife from a fixed or lightly handheld position rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dry grassland, acacia-like trees, scrub branches, a large dark bird, and a partially obscured animal shape under shade.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm muted color, gate edges, and slight exposure variation as part of its physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet wildlife cutaway, establishing insert, or transitional beat within a Kenya safari or vintage nature sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a 1960s home-movie view of East African savanna wildlife without making claims about species, park, or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification and location specificity should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1969 Kenya 8mm safari footage, vintage savanna wildlife home movie, bird in African grassland, and lion under tree cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Kenya 1969 safari material, then broader vintage wildlife and savanna landscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a large dark bird partly silhouetted among scrub and dry savanna grass. — A large bird stands near low branches in a dry savanna setting.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with dry savanna grass, scattered trees, and a dark animal form partly obscured beneath branches. — A shaded animal form is partly visible beneath trees in the savanna.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing savanna brush, a tree trunk, dry grass, and a dark bird-like form near the right edge. — The bird appears near the frame edge as the camera holds on scrub and grass.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of dry grass, brush, and a shaded animal form partly concealed near a tree. — A dark animal shape remains partly hidden beneath brush and tree shade.

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