Sudan-1969: Bird In Distance Shakes Feathers Then Walks Away

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Bird In Distance Shakes Feathers Then Walks Away — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a bird in a dry grassland habitat in Sudan. The bird, seen from a distance, shakes its feathers and walks across the open terrain. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a slightly shaky, observational camera style. This archival wildlife clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of African fauna, perfect for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 127549494

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1969 Sudan 8mm wildlife footage for archival requests needing a brief distant bird cutaway in dry grassland.
Period detail: The frames show sparse grassland and a distant bird, with the 1969 date supported by clip metadata rather than visible calendar clues.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a fixed distant position, giving the clip the quiet patience of a traveler or amateur naturalist filming wildlife as encountered.
What appears in frame: A lone dark bird, dry open ground, low grasses, scrubby background vegetation, soft focus, and dark contact-sheet borders are visible.
Film character: The scan shows warm 8mm color, visible grain, soft telephoto detail, and slight handheld instability consistent with home-movie observation.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, environmental cutaway, or pause between broader Sudan travel or landscape sequences.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for a dry Sudanese grassland habitat without identifying species, protected areas, or specific local events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification, location specificity, and copyright status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Sudan 8mm bird footage, distant wildlife in dry grassland, and vintage African home-movie fauna.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Sudan 1969 landscape or wildlife shots, then broader 1960s 8mm animal habitat footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A distant bird stands in sparse Sudan grassland in 1969 8mm home-movie footage, seen through soft grain and dark frame borders. — A lone bird stands far from the camera on dry open ground with low vegetation behind it.

The bird appears to shake or spread its feathers in the distance on dry Sudan grassland, captured in grainy 1969 8mm footage. — The distant bird appears to ruffle or spread its feathers while standing in the open terrain.

A distant dark bird stands upright in a sparse Sudan grassland setting, with warm 1969 8mm color and soft detail. — The bird is seen upright at a distance against dry soil, scattered grasses, and low scrub.

The bird moves away across open Sudan grassland in 1969 home-movie footage, with grainy texture and a distant observational view. — The bird walks across the dry grassland, remaining small in frame as the background scrub fills the horizon.

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