Khartoum Sudan-1969: Lionesses Resting On Rock In Sunlit Enclosure

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

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Lionesses Resting On Rock In Sunlit Enclosure — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Khartoum, Sudan, in 1969 captures three lionesses resting on a large, weathered rock in a naturalistic enclosure. The lions lie lazily in the sun, their tawny coats contrasting with the gray stone and green grassy background. The scene is framed by dark vertical edges, suggesting viewing through a window or gate, with visible film grain and slight color fading characteristic of archival Super 8 footage. The calm, sun-drenched atmosphere evokes a sense of quiet observation at a zoo or wildlife preserve during a warm day.

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: 122682479

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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: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of captive lionesses in Khartoum, Sudan.
Period detail: The frames show faded color 8mm footage with a zoo-like enclosure and dark vertical foreground bars that may indicate filming through a gate or viewing window.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the quiet value of a traveler or visitor pausing to film resting animals rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three lionesses, a broad rock surface, grass beyond the enclosure, trees or shrubs, sunlit stone, and dark vertical frame edges.
Film character: Soft grain, mild color fade, handheld framing, and exposure variation give the clip a recognizable late-1960s home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm animal cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transitional beat in a sequence about zoos, Sudan, or wildlife viewing.
Historical context: The scene documents a leisure or observation setting in Khartoum in 1969 without showing people, signage, or identifiable institutional details.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, archive ownership, and any zoo or enclosure property considerations should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Search matches include 1969 Khartoum 8mm lionesses, Sudan home movie zoo animals, vintage captive lions on rock, and Super 8 wildlife enclosure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Sudan travel footage, then with other 1969 Khartoum clips, then with vintage zoo or wildlife-observation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame showing three lionesses resting on sunlit rock inside a green enclosure. — Three lionesses lie across a weathered rock surface in a grassy enclosure.

1969 Khartoum home-movie frame of resting lionesses on rock, seen through dark foreground framing. — Resting lionesses are filmed from a visitor viewpoint across the enclosure.

1969 Khartoum 8mm still with a seated lioness on a rock and another lioness resting at the edge. — One lioness lifts upright as another remains stretched out on the rock.

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame showing a lioness reclining on a weathered rock inside a grassy enclosure. — A closer view shows a lioness reclining on the sunlit rock surface.

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