Khartoum Sudan-1969: Elephant in Dense Green Forest

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKhartoum, Sudan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Elephant in Dense Green Forest — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Khartoum, Sudan, in 1969 captures a wild elephant standing amidst dense green foliage in a jungle-like setting. The elephant, with visible tusks and a gray, textured hide, appears partially obscured by trees and brush, creating a sense of natural concealment. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics, including soft focus, natural color saturation, and subtle grain, offering an authentic glimpse of African wildlife from the late 1960s. The scene is calm and observational, with the animal standing still, offering a rare, candid look at a wild elephant in its natural habitat.

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: 122678187

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: Khartoum, Sudan 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 requests needing late-1960s African wildlife home-movie footage as a documentary cutaway or archival nature insert.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft focus, and handheld framing support a 1969 home-movie context, with no visible landmarks to further verify Khartoum or Sudan.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from behind trees and brush, giving the scene the candid feel of a traveler filming wildlife at a distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elephant with tusks, dense green brush, tree trunks, dry grasses, shaded branches, and soft forest light.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture through mild grain, soft detail, uneven exposure, and slightly unsteady handheld composition.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, a travel-memory insert, or a quiet transition within African landscape or animal sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows an elephant in thick foliage and reflects a private late-1960s travel-film view rather than a documented event or named site.
Research note: No people, logos, music, or private property are visible, but copyright status and location claims should still be checked against source records.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1969 Sudan 8mm elephant footage, African wildlife home movie, vintage elephant in forest, or archival safari animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Khartoum or Sudan 1969 material, then broader African wildlife and travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing an elephant partly obscured by foliage and overhanging branches. — An elephant stands at a distance behind dense brush and dark tree branches.

1969 Sudan home-movie frame with a tusked elephant visible through green woodland cover. — A tusked elephant remains partly concealed by shrubs and branch shadows.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing a closer view of an elephant standing amid brush and trees. — The elephant fills more of the frame, with tusks and trunk visible behind foliage.

1969 Sudan home-movie frame of an elephant facing the camera through dense forest foliage. — An elephant faces forward in a shaded patch of green woodland growth.

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