Kenya-1969: Lioness Resting And Standing In Vast Grassland

$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)

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.

Lioness Resting And Standing In Vast Grassland — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A young lioness rests and then stands alert in a vast African grassland, her tawny coat contrasting with the deep purple hues of the 8mm film. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the footage captures the animal in its natural habitat, surrounded by dense shrubbery under a cloudy sky. The grainy texture and color distortion are characteristic of home movie footage from the late 1960s, offering a nostalgic glimpse into wildlife observation during that era. The sequence shows the lioness shifting from a relaxed posture to an attentive stance, highlighting her natural behavior in the wild.

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: 125063256

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: Kenya 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

two
lioness
grassland
middle
each other
vast
nature
kenya
1969
1969 lioness footage
vintage 8mm film
African wildlife
1960s home movie
Kenyan savanna
lioness in grassland
archival animal footage
retro wildlife clip
8mm home movie
classic safari footage
vintage nature film
1960s wildlife
old film footage
animal behavior
wild lioness
African plains
8mm film grain
nostalgic wildlife
vintage documentary
1969 safari

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s East African wildlife or travel-documentary sequences needing real 8mm footage of a lioness in open grassland.
Period detail: The purple color shift, soft focus and 8mm frame texture support a late-1960s home-movie look, with no visible landmarks beyond open Kenyan grassland and shrubs.
Home-movie behavior: The footage reads as visitor-shot wildlife observation, holding on the animal from a distance as it rests, stands alert and the camera also catches the surrounding landscape.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lioness resting, a lioness standing, dense shrubs, open grassland, distant horizon, cloudy sky, dirt track and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The clip has pronounced 8mm grain, blue-purple color fading, soft exposure and slight handheld instability that give it a physical home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, safari travel cutaway, landscape transition or quiet memory beat within a 1960s Kenya sequence.
Historical context: The frames show wildlife viewing in a broad grassland setting, suggesting safari or nature-travel documentation without evidence of a specific park or event.
Research note: No people, logos or private property are visible, but users should still verify source copyright, location claims and any wildlife-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Matches searches such as 1969 Kenya 8mm lioness, vintage safari home movie, East African grassland wildlife and archival lion footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Kenya 1969 travel footage, then with broader 1960s safari, grassland and African wildlife material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1969 Kenya 8mm footage, a lioness rests low in grass beside thick shrubbery with a soft, purple-shifted film look. — Lioness resting near dense brush in open grassland.

Lioness standing alert beside shrubland.

A wide 1969 Kenya grassland view shows a low horizon under clouds, with vintage 8mm grain and strong blue-purple fading. — Open grassland and cloudy sky between wildlife shots.

The 1969 Kenya 8mm frame shows open grassland and a faint dirt track receding toward a cloudy horizon. — Dirt track crossing open grassland under a cloudy sky.

Visually Similar Clips