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Nigeria-1969: Fish Gets Poked Out Of Water

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationNigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Fish Gets Poked Out Of Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic fishing moment from Nigeria. A fisherman on a small boat uses a long pole to spear a fish, which thrashes violently in the water before being lifted out. The footage shows the fish, likely a catfish, with a lure in its mouth, struggling against the hook. The scene unfolds on choppy blue water under natural daylight, with the boat's edge visible. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and film distortion are characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering authentic archival footage of fishing life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127561635

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors 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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Nigeria Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1969 Nigerian 8mm home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational edits needing a brief, visceral fishing-at-sea moment.
Period detail
The small boat edge, hand-held camera position, faded color, and 8mm frame handling may show late-1960s recreational or working fishing practice in Nigeria.
Home-movie behavior
The camera stays close to the boat as the fish thrashes, giving an unstaged participant viewpoint rather than a composed wildlife shot.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include choppy blue water, a pale fish at the surface, a long pole or spear, fishing tackle, the boat rail, and partial clothing or legs near the edge.
Film character
The clip has soft 8mm color, strong grain, uneven exposure, blur from movement, and black frame edges that mark it as scanned physical home-movie film.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a short insert, action cutaway, or memory beat for fishing, water travel, or everyday outdoor activity in archival sequences.
Historical context
The footage visually documents a close-range fishing action on open water without enough detail to identify the fish species, boat type, or exact locality within Nigeria.
Research note
People are partially visible, so likeness review may be needed even though no faces, logos, private property, or music are evident in the supplied frames.
Research search match
Useful search matches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm fishing footage, vintage home movie fish on boat, African water fishing archive, and Super 8 fish catch.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Nigeria 1969 water or boat footage, then with broader vintage fishing and animal-catch scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a blurred close view from a boat, with water, dark clothing, and film-edge shadow visible.
A blurred boat-side view precedes the fish being lifted from the water.
1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a pale fish at the boat side in choppy water, with a pole or fishing line nearby.
A pale fish breaks the surface beside the boat as tackle hangs nearby.
1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a fish lifted near the boat side, with a vertical support and partial clothing visible.
The fish is raised near the boat edge while water fills the background.
1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a fish suspended beside the boat with tackle above it and choppy water behind.
The fish hangs beside the boat with fishing tackle visible above the water.

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