Sudan-1969: Cormorant Perched on Palm Tree

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Cormorant Perched on Palm Tree — Clip Details

A dark bird, likely a cormorant, perches atop a palm tree against a deep blue sky in this 1969 8mm home movie from Sudan. The bird spreads its wings, possibly drying them, while the palm fronds show signs of dryness. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, capturing a quiet moment of wildlife in a tropical setting. The shot is static, focusing on the silhouette of the bird against the vibrant sky.

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: 127550636

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.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Sudan wildlife footage for documentary, education, or archival productions needing a quiet bird cutaway with palm tree and sky.
Period detail: The visible clues are limited to color 8mm home-movie stock, a palm crown, and a static wildlife view that may show Sudan in 1969 as described by the source metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The shot has an observational home-movie quality, holding on a bird perched above the filmer rather than staging action or interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark long-necked bird, open wings, a palm tree crown, dry fronds, deep blue sky, film borders, and contact-sheet frame divisions.
Film character: The clip shows saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and gate edges that give it a physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, tropical location cutaway, calm transition, or atmospheric memory beat within a Sudan or travel sequence.
Historical context: The footage records a small wildlife observation in a palm landscape, offering environmental context without showing people, buildings, or identifiable events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification and copyright or source permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1969 Sudan 8mm bird on palm, cormorant perched in palm tree, home movie wildlife cutaway, and blue sky tropical bird footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Sudan material, then broader 1960s wildlife, palms, dry landscape, or travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing a dark bird, likely a cormorant, perched above palm fronds against a blue sky. — A dark bird stands on a palm crown with its long neck raised against the sky.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame with a dark bird spreading its wings while perched on the top of a palm tree. — The perched bird opens its wings while standing above the palm fronds.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing a silhouetted bird on a palm crown, with open wings and dry fronds below. — A silhouetted bird remains perched at the palm top, framed by saturated blue sky.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing a dark bird balanced on palm fronds with wings extended against a clear blue sky. — The bird holds its wings out while perched on the palm crown near the end of the shot.

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