Kenya-1969: Two Male Lions Walking Through Tall Grass

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKenya
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Two Male Lions Walking Through Tall Grass — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: Two majestic male lions walk through tall grass in the African savanna, their powerful forms moving gracefully through their natural habitat. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the raw beauty of these kings of the jungle in a classic home movie style. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and subtle camera movement evoke a sense of nostalgia and historical authenticity, offering a rare glimpse into wildlife from the late 1960s. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, nature films, and historical content.

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: 125063751

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: 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage suited to documentary inserts needing period home-movie views of male lions moving through savanna grass.
Period detail: The faded color, 8mm frame texture, and long-lens safari viewpoint may show late-1960s visitor-shot wildlife filming in Kenya.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of an unstaged safari home movie, with the camera tracking lions at a distance through tall grass rather than arranging a controlled scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two male lions, tall grass, low scrub, distant brush, a soft horizon line, handheld framing, and contact-sheet frame borders.
Film character: The scan shows pronounced grain, soft focus, faded color, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement that read as physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, period safari insert, transition beat, or atmospheric memory shot within a broader Kenya or conservation sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually documents lions in open grassland from a visitor perspective, without supporting claims about a specific reserve, expedition, or event.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any location or wildlife management permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Kenya 8mm lions, vintage safari home movie, male lions in tall grass, and archival African wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Kenya safari material, then with other 1969 Kenya wildlife clips, then with broader vintage lion or African savanna footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing two male lions walking through tall savanna grass with low brush in the background. — Two male lions move through tall grass in a distant safari view.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame with two male lions walking across dense grass and scrub, filmed from a distance. — Two lions pass through the grass, one slightly ahead of the other.

A male lion is seen in profile as another lion remains partly in view.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame of a male lion moving through tall savanna grass under a soft, faded film look. — A male lion continues through the tall grass near the end of the clip.

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