Moscow Russia-1983: Young Woman Swims and Smiles in Open Water

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Year1983
Decade1980s
LocationMoscow, Russia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1983 Russia

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Young Woman Swims and Smiles in Open Water — Clip Details

A young woman smiles as she swims in a body of water, captured on 8mm film in Moscow, Russia, 1983. Her head emerges from the rippling surface, her expression joyful and carefree. The grainy black-and-white footage, framed by the classic 8mm film border, evokes a nostalgic, intimate home movie feel. The scene is quiet and personal, with natural light reflecting off the water's surface. This authentic vintage clip offers a rare glimpse into everyday life in the early 1980s, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124820140

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 1983 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: Moscow, Russia 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1980s Moscow home-movie footage of leisure swimming, personal recreation, or an intimate summer memory beat.
Period detail: The frames show black-and-white 8mm footage with no visible landmarks, clothing detail, signage, or objects that independently confirm Moscow or 1983 beyond the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: A young woman swims toward or near the camera and smiles naturally, giving the clip an unstaged family-film feeling.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a swimmer's face and shoulders, open rippling water, soft reflections, dark 8mm frame borders, film grain, and slight exposure variation.
Film character: The clip has a grainy monochrome 8mm texture, soft focus, visible gate edges, and handheld framing that support its home-movie archival character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, cutaway, transition, or memory beat for everyday leisure, youth, summer, or private life in the Soviet-era 1980s.
Historical context: The scene presents ordinary recreation rather than a public event, offering visual context for informal personal life without identifying a specific site or occasion.
Research note: A recognizable face appears, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos, brands, private property, or music are visible or indicated in the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1983 Moscow swimming home movie, young woman in water, Soviet-era leisure footage, black-and-white 8mm swimmer, and vintage summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Moscow 1983 material, then broader 1980s home-movie scenes of swimming, leisure, and informal outdoor recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1983 Moscow 8mm frame, a young woman appears at a distance with her head above rippling water. — A swimmer's head surfaces at a distance in open water.

The young woman remains partly submerged in the water, seen in soft black-and-white 8mm texture. — The swimmer moves through the water with only her head clearly visible.

A young woman in the supplied 1983 Moscow clip swims closer to the camera, her face emerging from the rippling surface. — The swimmer comes closer, with her face and shoulders partly visible above the water.

A young woman smiles toward the camera while swimming, framed by grainy black-and-white 8mm film borders. — A smiling swimmer faces the camera from the water.

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