Lagos Nigeria-1969: African Savanna With Lions And Animals Hiding In Tall Grass

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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African Savanna With Lions And Animals Hiding In Tall Grass — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969, capturing a serene African savanna landscape. The clip shows tall grasslands under a pale sky, with scattered acacia trees and dense greenery. Dark silhouettes of animals, likely elephants, move through the brush in the distance. A lion is partially visible, camouflaged in the tall grass, highlighting the wild and untamed nature of the scene. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and a slightly shaky handheld perspective, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of a mid-century safari adventure.

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: 122663784

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: Lagos, Nigeria 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: Useful for 1960s African wildlife or safari sequences needing brief 8mm grassland atmosphere without visible people.
Period detail: The footage may show a late-1960s visitor-shot savanna scene, with tall grasses, scattered trees and faded amateur color typical of 8mm travel film.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing feels observational, as if the camera operator is scanning brush for wildlife rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall grass, scattered flat-topped trees, pale sky, dark animal shapes in brush and a camouflaged lion-like animal in grass.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading and uneven handheld framing give the short clip a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, safari transition, landscape insert or quiet memory beat in a travel or nature sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers a visual record of grassland wildlife viewing in 1969 Nigeria, based on supplied metadata, without identifying a specific reserve or event.
Research note: No people, logos or audible music are indicated, but animal identification, location specificity, copyright status and any property concerns still need review.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm safari footage, African savanna home movie, lions in tall grass and vintage wildlife travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other Lagos or Nigeria 1969 clips, then broader 1960s African wildlife and safari footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing tall savanna grass, scattered trees and pale sky with dark brush in the distance. — Savanna grasses and scattered trees fill the opening frame.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with tall grass, dense tree line and dark frame edges from the scanned home movie source. — The camera holds on grass and trees, with no people visible.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a grassy savanna view with clustered trees and dark brush shapes in the middle distance. — A soft, handheld view scans the grassland and clustered trees.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with a lion-like brown animal partly concealed by tall grass, viewed in soft focus. — A brown animal, likely a lion, is partly camouflaged in the grass.

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