Sudan-1969: Herd Of Buffalo Moving Through Savanna In Natural Habitat

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Herd Of Buffalo Moving Through Savanna In Natural Habitat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a herd of African buffalo moving through a sun-drenched savanna in Sudan. The animals, with their dark, muscular bodies and curved horns, walk and run across a dusty clearing dotted with green shrubs and scattered trees. The footage, framed by the characteristic black borders of a Super 8 projector, shows natural movement and behavior in the wild, with a slightly grainy, color-bleached quality typical of 1960s amateur film. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of wildlife in its 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127549155

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: 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

group
wild
animals
running
bush
natural
habitat
wildlife
sudan
1969
Sudan wildlife footage
1969 African buffalo
vintage 8mm film
wild animals running
savanna landscape
African wildlife
retro home movie
archival footage
1960s film
buffalo herd
natural habitat
8mm home movie
vintage wildlife
documentary footage
nostalgic film
old film
animal behavior
1969 footage
wild animal migration
8mm home movie footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s wildlife or East Africa archive requests needing short editorial footage of African buffalo moving through open savanna.
Period detail: The clip shows 8mm-era color home-movie material with projected-frame borders and faded outdoor color, consistent with the supplied 1969 date.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observational home-movie feel, with the camera watching the herd pass through the clearing rather than staging or directing animal behavior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include African buffalo, curved horns, dry grass, dusty ground, low shrubs, scattered trees, blue sky, and dark projector-frame borders.
Film character: The image carries visible film grain, soft focus, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm amateur wildlife footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, transition, or establishing detail within a sequence about savanna animals.
Historical context: The scene documents free-moving buffalo in a dry savanna landscape, offering visual context for wildlife observation in Sudan without identifying a specific reserve.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or wildlife-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Sudan 8mm wildlife footage, African buffalo herd savanna home movie, and vintage archive buffalo in bush landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Sudan 1969 clips, then broader vintage African wildlife or savanna animal movement footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

African buffalo move through a sunlit Sudan savanna in 1969 8mm home-movie footage with dark frame borders. — A buffalo herd crosses a dry clearing bordered by low shrubs and scattered trees.

Buffalo cross a dry savanna clearing in Sudan, seen in soft, grainy 1969 8mm film footage. — Buffalo move left to right through an open patch of savanna with brush behind them.

A small group of African buffalo stands and moves across Sudan savanna terrain in faded 1969 8mm footage. — Buffalo pause and walk across the clearing, with scrub and trees filling the background.

African buffalo are scattered across a dry Sudan savanna clearing in a 1969 8mm home-movie frame. — Several buffalo occupy the clearing, including one facing toward the camera near the right edge.

Visually Similar Clips