Kenya-1969: Lioness and Cubs in Savanna

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKenya
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Lioness and Cubs in Savanna — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A lioness rests in the grass with her young cubs, capturing a tender moment of maternal care in the wild. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the lioness lying down while her cubs nuzzle close, highlighting their bond. Later frames show the lioness standing and moving through the savanna, with fallen logs and dry grass in the background. The warm, slightly faded colors and natural film grain evoke a nostalgic, authentic feel of a 1960s home movie. This archival footage offers a rare glimpse into lion behavior and family dynamics in their natural habitat.

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: 125063413

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s wildlife documentary edits needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of lioness and cub behavior in Kenya.
Period detail: The dated 1969 8mm source and faded color home-movie look support a late-1960s archival wildlife context.
Home-movie behavior: The footage carries a handheld safari-observation perspective, lingering on a resting cub and a lioness moving through brush without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lion cub in grass, a lioness, fallen branches, dry ground cover, shadowed brush, and a vertical film-frame divider.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm grain, faded color, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame edges that preserve its physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, maternal-behavior insert, or quiet transition within a Kenya travel or nature sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects mid-century safari home-movie recording of wild lions, without identifying a specific park or conservation event.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright status and wildlife-location claims for their project.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm lioness cub footage, vintage safari wildlife, and archival home-movie lions in grassland.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Kenya 1969 wildlife scenes, then broader vintage lion or safari home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a lion cub lying in grass beside brush and dry ground cover. — A young lion rests low in the grass near brush and uneven shade.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a lioness partly in shade near fallen branches and low vegetation. — A lioness moves through shaded brush with fallen limbs behind her.

The lioness passes through low vegetation, her body silhouetted against a fallen log.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a lioness walking through grass beneath fallen branches and brush. — The lioness continues across the frame through grass and shadowed vegetation.

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