Sudan-1969: Lion Cub Falling Asleep on Rock

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Lion Cub Falling Asleep on Rock — Clip Details

A young lion cub rests on a rocky surface in Sudan, 1969, captured on 8mm film. The cub lies with its head down, appearing drowsy and relaxed, its golden fur contrasting with the earthy tones of the enclosure. Shot through a dark frame, possibly a vehicle window, the footage has a nostalgic, home movie quality with natural lighting and subtle film grain. This archival clip offers a quiet, intimate moment of wildlife in a zoo-like setting, evoking 1960s vintage charm.

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: 127551303

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

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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: Useful for 1960s wildlife, travel, or home-movie edits needing a quiet animal cutaway from Sudan on 8mm film.
Period detail: The frames may show a 1969 visitor-shot view of a lion cub behind a dark foreground frame, with no visible signage or landmarks to further identify the setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged feel of a traveler pausing to film a drowsy cub rather than directing action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young lion cub, flat rock, grassy background, dark vertical frame edges, muted earth tones, and soft 8mm texture.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, slight softness, natural exposure variation, and a fixed home-movie viewpoint that supports its archival character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, reflective transition, travel-memory beat, or quiet insert within a 1960s Africa sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents a brief animal observation in Sudan in 1969, without enough visible context to identify a specific facility or landscape.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but users should confirm copyright status and any location or property permissions separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Sudan 8mm lion cub footage, vintage wildlife home movie, sleepy young lion, and African animal archive cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Sudan 1969 material, then broader vintage wildlife or zoo-like animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Sudan, 1969, a young lion cub rests on a flat rock, seen through dark foreground framing on 8mm film. — A young lion cub lies on rock with its head raised slightly behind a dark foreground frame.

In the 1969 Sudan footage, the cub appears drowsy on the rocky surface, partly framed by dark foreground edges. — The cub lowers its head while resting on the rock, with grass visible beyond the enclosure-like setting.

A young lion cub in Sudan, 1969, lies lengthwise on rock as its head dips toward its paws in a quiet 8mm frame. — The cub remains stretched out on the rocky surface, appearing sleepy and still.

The final frame shows the 1969 Sudan lion cub with its head down on the rock, filmed through dark foreground framing. — The cub settles with its head down on the rock as the short wildlife observation ends.

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