Sudan-1969: Lions Resting on Rocky Outcrop

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Lions Resting on Rocky Outcrop — Clip Details

SUDAN-1969: An adult lion rests on a sunlit rock in a natural savanna setting, its golden fur glowing in the warm light. Other lions lie nearby, partially obscured by rocks and green foliage. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows natural grain and slight color fading typical of vintage home movies. The scene captures a quiet, peaceful moment in the wild, with the lion appearing relaxed and alert. The dark frame borders suggest viewing through a window or vehicle, adding to the authentic, observational feel of the archival footage.

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: 127551344

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: Useful for 1960s wildlife or travel-documentary edits needing 8mm footage of lions resting in a Sudan setting.
Period detail: The frames show vintage color 8mm texture and dark film-frame borders, with no visible signage or landmarks to confirm a more specific place.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes quietly from a fixed, possibly vehicle or viewing-window position, giving the scene a visitor-shot home-movie character.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a reclining adult lion, a second lion partly behind it, sunlit rock, green foliage, dark frame edges, and soft film grain.
Film character: The footage has natural 8mm grain, mild color fading, soft focus, and slight exposure variation consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, or calm transition within a sequence about animals, safari travel, or archival observation.
Historical context: The clip documents a quiet human observer's view of lions at rest, but the frames do not establish whether the setting is open savanna, reserve, or zoo enclosure.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright status and any location or animal-facility permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Sudan 8mm lion footage, vintage home movie wildlife, resting lion on rock, and archival safari animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Sudan 1969 footage, then broader vintage wildlife or lion-resting scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing an adult lion resting on a rock while another lion lies partly hidden in the background. — An adult lion rests on a rock with another lion partially visible behind foliage and stone.

1969 Sudan 8mm view of a lion lying alert on a rock, with foliage and another lion partly visible behind it. — The lion remains stretched out on the rock, framed by dark vertical film edges.

1969 Sudan archival 8mm frame with a reclining lion on a rock, its head turned, and a second lion partly obscured behind. — A reclining lion turns its head while another lion remains partly hidden in the background.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame of an adult lion lying calmly on rock, with a partially obscured lion and green foliage behind it. — The adult lion lies calmly on the rock as the background lion remains partly obscured.

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