Kenya-1969: Men By A River On Safari Watching Lions In The Grasses

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKenya
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Men By A River On Safari Watching Lions In The Grasses — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a safari scene with two lions walking through tall grasses in the African savanna. The footage, shot on Super 8, shows the majestic animals moving through the wild landscape. In subsequent frames, a group of men, including a local guide in a traditional hat, stand by a riverbank observing the wildlife. The color palette is characteristic of 1960s home movies, with faded greens, purples, and earth tones, and the grainy texture of 8mm film is evident throughout. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into a classic African safari experience.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125063754

Rights & Clearance

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: 1969 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Kenya Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1960s Kenya safari home-movie footage showing lions in grassland and observers near a river for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The 1969 date is supported by metadata, while visible clues include 8mm color reversal texture, safari clothing, a guide-style cap, and visitor observation from a riverbank.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged visitor-shot value, moving from wildlife observation to men standing at a riverbank and watching the lions rather than performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two lions in tall grass, scrubby vegetation, a river or stream, men gathered on the bank, a uniformed guide-like figure, hats, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage shows grainy 8mm color, soft focus, uneven exposure, purple-green fading, gate edges, and handheld motion that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short safari insert, wildlife cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition between animal views and human observers in an African travel sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually documents late-1960s safari tourism in Kenya through a home-movie lens, with visitors and a local guide-like figure observing wildlife near water.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-person clearance.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Kenya safari 8mm lions, African wildlife home movie, men watching lions by river, and vintage safari tourists footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Kenya 1969 safari material, then broader vintage African wildlife or travel-observation home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya safari footage shows two lions partly obscured by tall grass and brush in a soft, grainy 8mm frame. — Two lions move through tall grass during a safari view.

Lions walk together through grass and brush.

Men on a riverbank watch the safari scene, including a guide-like figure in a tall hat, with water and dense plants behind them. — A group of men observe from beside the riverbank.

A guide-like figure gestures across a river as several men watch, framed in grainy 1969 Kenya safari home-movie footage. — A guide-like figure points while men watch by the river.

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