Kenya-1969: Flock Of Birds And Herd Of Gazelles In Savanna Field

$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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Flock Of Birds And Herd Of Gazelles In Savanna Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 captures a flock of large birds, likely ostriches, foraging in a dry savanna landscape under a bright blue sky. The scene features scattered acacia trees, dry grass, and fallen logs, with the birds moving naturally across the field. The film exhibits characteristic 8mm grain, slight color fading, and a warm, nostalgic tone typical of amateur archival footage from the late 1960s. The final frame shifts to a herd of gazelles running across the plain, showcasing authentic wildlife behavior in a natural setting. This authentic, unscripted footage offers a rare glimpse into East African wildlife and daily life during the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122662662

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: Supports 1960s East African wildlife archive requests needing brief Kenya savanna inserts for documentary, education, or museum sequences.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, and amateur framing support the 1969 home-movie attribution while the landscape itself offers few date-specific clues.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has a visitor-shot wildlife perspective, observing large birds foraging across open ground without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include large birds, dry grass, scattered trees, fallen branches, open savanna, blue sky, and distant scrub.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, mild color shift, soft exposure, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transitional insert within a Kenya or savanna sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually situates wildlife observation in a dry East African savanna setting without showing settlements, vehicles, or human activity.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright status and wildlife-location identification should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage, ostrich-like birds in savanna, East Africa home movie, and dry grassland animals.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Kenya wildlife shots, then other 1969 Kenya material, then broader East African savanna animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing large birds in dry savanna grass with scattered trees and fallen branches. — Large birds move through dry savanna grass beneath scattered trees.

Large birds appear across a Kenya savanna field in a grainy 1969 8mm home-movie frame. — The flock spreads across the field with dry grass and trees in the background.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame with large birds moving near fallen branches in open savanna. — Birds stand and walk around a fallen branch in the dry savanna.

Grainy 8mm frame from 1969 Kenya showing birds scattered across a dry savanna landscape. — The flock remains visible across the grassland as the shot continues.

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