$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.
$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use
$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)
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Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this grainy, high-contrast footage captures a surreal circus scene from the Ringling Brothers show in Sarasota, Florida. The image is heavily obscured by scratches, dust, and film damage, creating a haunting, dreamlike quality. Through the distorted lens, silhouetted figures and circus structures emerge in the dim light, with a large tent-like canopy visible in the background. The footage has a deeply unsettling, eerie atmosphere, blending archival circus history with the raw texture of vintage home movie film.
$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.
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