Khartoum Sudan-1969: A Bird Nesting In A Palm Tree Protecting Its Babies From

$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.

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

$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.

A Bird Nesting In A Palm Tree Protecting Its Babies From — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Khartoum, Sudan, in 1969 captures a cormorant-like bird perched atop a palm tree against a deep blue twilight sky. The dark bird, silhouetted against the fading light, spreads its wings and preens while perched on the fronds, its long neck and distinctive beak visible. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and natural color shifts typical of 1960s amateur footage. This archival clip offers a quiet moment of wildlife observation, ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 122681509

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

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: Useful for 1960s Sudan home-movie wildlife requests needing a brief natural-history cutaway or atmospheric archive insert.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, visible grain, soft focus, and 1969 Khartoum metadata place this as late-1960s amateur travel or resident-shot footage.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a perched bird from below without staging, preserving a quiet home-movie moment of attention to local wildlife.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark long-necked bird, palm fronds, a treetop perch, open blue sky, soft silhouettes, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture through grain, slight motion blur, uneven exposure, and blue color shifts from low-light filming.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short wildlife cutaway, location mood insert, transition, or reflective memory beat within a Sudan or travel sequence.
Historical context: The footage records a modest outdoor wildlife observation in Khartoum, showing urban or garden-adjacent birdlife without visible people or landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but species identification and underlying film copyright should still be reviewed before reuse.
Research search match: Searches such as 1969 Khartoum 8mm bird on palm, Sudan home movie wildlife, or cormorant-like bird nesting footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1969 Khartoum footage, then Sudan wildlife, palm trees, or home-movie travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame showing a dark long-necked bird perched atop palm fronds against a deep blue sky. — A dark bird sits high on palm fronds, silhouetted against the blue evening sky.

1969 Khartoum home-movie frame with a dark bird standing on palm fronds, its beak and neck silhouetted against blue sky. — The perched bird stands above the palm crown with its outline visible against the sky.

1969 Khartoum 8mm still showing the bird on a palm crown with wings partly spread in soft, grainy low light. — The bird shifts or opens its wings while remaining perched at the top of the palm.

1969 Khartoum frame of a dark bird balanced on palm fronds, filmed from below with blue sky filling the background. — The bird remains on the palm crown as the handheld 8mm view holds from below.

Visually Similar Clips