Sudan-1969: Bird Perched On Palm Tree Then Swans Swimming In Waterway

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Bird Perched On Palm Tree Then Swans Swimming In Waterway — Clip Details

SUDAN-1969: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a large bird, likely a cormorant, perched atop a palm tree against a deep blue sky. The scene shifts to a tranquil waterway surrounded by dense palm groves, where a flock of white birds, possibly pelicans or swans, swim in formation. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and natural camera movement, evoking a nostalgic 1960s travelogue feel. This archival clip offers authentic wildlife and landscape footage ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 127550652

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$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 home-movie wildlife footage suited to documentary inserts, travel-history sequences, or natural-history cutaways needing authentic 8mm material.
Period detail: The frames may show a late-1960s travel-film view of palm-lined waterways, white waterbirds, a small boat edge, and handheld framing typical of amateur 8mm filming.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational value of a traveler filming birds and river scenery from close range, with no staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a perched dark bird, palm fronds, blue sky, rippling water, white birds in formation, dense riverside palms, and the bow edge of a small boat.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through soft focus, warm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld camera movement.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, a river-travel insert, or a quiet transition between broader Sudan travel or landscape scenes.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for a palm-lined Sudan waterway and local birdlife as recorded in amateur travel footage, without identifying a specific landmark or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or obvious private property are visible, but copyright and location-specific use should still be reviewed separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Sudan 8mm waterway birds, vintage home movie palm river wildlife, white birds swimming in formation, and cormorant on palm tree.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then with Sudan 1969 travel footage, and finally with related archival wildlife, palm grove, or river-navigation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing a dark bird perched high on palm fronds against a clear blue sky. — A dark bird rests atop a palm tree, filmed from below against open sky.

White waterbirds swim along a palm-lined waterway in 1969 Sudan home-movie footage. — White birds move across calm water near thick palms on the bank.

A small boat edge appears in a 1969 Sudan waterway view with white birds near the palm-covered bank. — The camera looks past a boat bow toward birds and palms along the water.

White birds swim in a loose line across reflective water in 1969 Sudan travel footage. — A row of white birds crosses the water in front of dense palm growth.

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