Sudan-1969: Camels Gather By The River

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Camels Gather By The River — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a herd of camels gathering at a riverbank in Sudan. The camels drink from the shallow water while others stand on the sandy shore, surrounded by lush green trees and a muddy embankment. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight motion blur, and a characteristic 1960s color palette, offering authentic archival wildlife footage from a remote region.

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: 127548318

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

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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: Sudan 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 documentary edits needing Sudan home-movie footage of camels gathered at a riverbank in a rural landscape.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft focus, and handheld framing support the stated 1969 home-movie context, while the scene itself shows camels at a muddy river edge without visible modern markers.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a distance as the herd drinks and shifts along the shore, giving the clip an unstaged traveler or family-film viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include camels, shallow brown river water, sandy bank, green riverside trees, exposed muddy embankment, and dark contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, muted 1960s color, slight motion blur, uneven exposure, and handheld softness that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife cutaway, rural travel insert, geographic transition, or quiet observational beat within a Sudan or desert-region sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents camels using a riverbank setting in Sudan, offering visual context for animal movement and water access without identifying a specific site or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location context, and any project-specific animal or cultural sensitivities.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Sudan 8mm camels, vintage home movie camels at river, archival camel herd footage, and 1960s East Africa wildlife travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Sudan 1969 footage, then broader 1960s animal, riverbank, desert travel, or camel-herd material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing several camels gathered at a shallow riverbank with trees and a muddy embankment behind them. — Camels gather at the river edge, with some drinking and others standing on the sandy shore.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame with camels spread along the river edge, including one drinking from the shallow water. — Several camels remain near the waterline as one lowers its head to drink.

Soft 1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing a camel herd clustered by shallow water, with motion blur and riverside vegetation. — The herd clusters near the water in a softly focused, handheld view.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing camels grouped at the riverbank, partly blurred by handheld motion and vintage film softness. — Camels stand together at the river's edge beneath a green, tree-lined embankment.

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