Sudan-1969: Pelicans Glide on River Among Palm Trees

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Pelicans Glide on River Among Palm Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures two white pelicans gliding across a calm river in Sudan. The birds swim gracefully through the water, their reflections shimmering beneath a canopy of lush palm trees. The warm, sun-drenched light enhances the natural beauty of the scene, with rich greens and golden tones dominating the landscape. The footage has a nostalgic, slightly grainy quality typical of Super 8 home movies, offering a rare glimpse of wildlife in a serene African setting. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 127550726

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 documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing a brief river bird cutaway.
Period detail: The clip may show a late-1960s home-movie view of white pelicans on a palm-lined river, with no visible buildings, vehicles, signage, or people to further date the scene.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the birds from a quiet distance, giving the scene the unstaged patience of a traveler or family filmmaker filming wildlife encountered on the river.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two white pelicans, calm brown-blue river water, rippling reflections, palm trunks, dense riverside vegetation, and bright afternoon light.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm color shifts, slight exposure bloom on the white birds, and a steady but informal home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, tranquil transition, environmental cutaway, or reflective memory beat within an African travel or nature sequence.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for riverine wildlife and palm-lined habitat in Sudan as seen through a private 1969 home-movie camera.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification, location attribution, copyright status, and any habitat claims should be independently reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1969 Sudan 8mm pelicans, vintage home movie river birds, African wildlife river footage, and palm-lined waterway archive clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1969 Sudan material, and then with broader vintage river wildlife or African travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two white pelicans glide across a calm river in Sudan, filmed in warm 1969 8mm home-movie color. — Two pelicans move together across still river water near dense palms.

White pelicans swim close together on a sunlit Sudan river, with palm reflections and soft 8mm texture. — The birds drift close together as reflections ripple behind them.

A white pelican moves across a shaded river bend in Sudan, captured in grainy 1969 8mm footage. — One pelican remains prominent against the shaded riverbank and palm growth.

White pelicans appear near a grassy Sudan riverbank, their forms reflected in the rippling 1969 8mm frame. — White birds and their reflections stand out near the opposite riverbank.

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