Khartoum Sudan-1969: Pair Of Lionesses Basking In Sunlight On A Sunny Day

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

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Pair Of Lionesses Basking In Sunlight On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Khartoum, Sudan, in 1969 shows two lionesses resting on a sunlit rock ledge. The pair lies calmly in the warm sunlight, their tawny fur contrasting with the rough stone surface. The scene is framed by a dark border, characteristic of old film, with visible grain and slight color fading. In the background, green grass and scattered rocks suggest a naturalistic enclosure or savanna environment. The camera remains stationary, capturing the peaceful moment as the lionesses bask in the afternoon light.

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: 122682400

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$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: 1969 Sudan 8mm wildlife footage suited for documentary inserts on zoo or animal observation, mid-century travel, and archival nature sequences.
Period detail: The 8mm frame borders, muted color, grain, and stationary home-movie composition support a late-1960s travel-film reading.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the quiet feel of a visitor pausing to film resting animals rather than a staged wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Two lionesses rest on a broad rock ledge with grass, bare branches, scattered stones, and dark 8mm frame edges visible.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and dense frame borders give the shot a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a calm animal cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transitional beat in a Sudan or zoo-related archival sequence.
Historical context: The footage may show lionesses in a naturalistic enclosure or park setting near Khartoum, but no landmark or facility is identifiable in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, archive licensing, animal-location identification, and property context still require review.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Sudan 8mm lionesses, Khartoum home movie wildlife, vintage zoo lions, and archival animals resting on rocks.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Khartoum 1969 material, then broader vintage zoo or African wildlife home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame showing two lionesses resting on a sunlit rock ledge in a grassy setting. — Two lionesses rest on a rock ledge, with grass and bare branches in the background.

1969 Khartoum 8mm footage frame with two lionesses lying calmly on a rough rock ledge. — The lionesses continue resting on the rock, framed by the dark edges of the film scan.

Two lionesses rest on a rock ledge in 1969 Khartoum 8mm home-movie footage, with grass and branches behind. — A stationary shot holds on the two lionesses basking on the rock ledge.

Final 1969 Khartoum frame showing two lionesses resting on sunlit stone with grass and rocks behind them. — The clip ends with both lionesses still lying quietly on the rocky ledge.

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