Kentucky-1976: Cat Moving Through Dimly Lit Room

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationKentucky, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Kentucky

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Cat Moving Through Dimly Lit Room — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1976, this vintage home movie captures a mysterious, grainy sequence of a cat moving through a dimly lit indoor space. The footage, bathed in a deep purple and blue tint, shows silhouetted figures and household objects in motion, with a person briefly visible holding a cup. The low-light conditions and heavy film grain create a nostalgic, dreamlike atmosphere, evoking a candid moment from a forgotten evening. This archival Super 8 clip offers authentic 1970s home movie footage for documentaries, editorial projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125591464

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 1015 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: kentucky derby party
Reel-level year note: 1976-1980
Reel-level location note: kentucky
Date: 1976 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Kentucky, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s Kentucky home-movie footage useful for edits needing a brief, low-light domestic pet moment with a private-interior atmosphere.
Period detail: The frames may show 1970s household interiors, with soft furniture, a small cup, and warm indoor surfaces visible through heavy blue-purple exposure shifts.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, following a cat and nearby household activity in a dim room rather than presenting a posed scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark cat silhouette, a seated or leaning person, a hand holding a cup, upholstered furniture, a tabletop or floor surface, and blurred room edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows dense grain, low-light underexposure, strong purple-blue color cast, soft focus, and handheld motion that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, nighttime interior insert, or atmospheric transition within a domestic archive sequence.
Historical context: The clip reflects a private indoor pet moment from a Kentucky home-movie reel, with ordinary household space emphasized over identifiable public context.
Research note: People and private property appear visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Researchers might find this under 1976 Kentucky 8mm home movie cat indoors, vintage pet footage, dim room home movie, or blue-tinted Super 8 interior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Kentucky 1976 interiors, then broader 1970s home-movie pet or domestic-night footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 Kentucky 8mm frame with a dark cat-like silhouette near a person-shaped shadow in a dim, blue-purple interior. — A silhouetted cat-like form moves near a dark human figure against a bright interior edge.

Dim 1976 Kentucky home-movie frame showing a blurred person near upholstered furniture and a small cup-like object. — A blurred figure leans in a dim room beside furniture and a small household object.

Close 1976 Kentucky 8mm frame of a hand holding a small cup in a grainy, blue-purple private interior. — A hand holds a small cup in a soft, grainy close-up inside the room.

1976 Kentucky home-movie frame with a blurred dark cat-like shape moving across a warm brown interior surface. — A dark cat-like shape crosses the frame in a dim, heavily tinted room.

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