Nigeria-1969: Lionesses Resting in Savanna Grass

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Lionesses Resting in Savanna Grass — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: A pride of lionesses rests in a grassy savanna, their tawny coats blending with the dry vegetation. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a quiet moment as one lioness lies in the foreground, alert and gazing toward the camera, while others lounge and shift in the background. The natural setting features tall grass and scattered shrubs under soft, diffused light, conveying a sense of calm wildlife observation. The grainy texture and slight color fading are characteristic of vintage home movie footage from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127562958

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: Nigeria 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: 1960s Nigeria wildlife footage suited to documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing a brief archival view of resting lions in grassland.
Period detail: The frames may show late-1960s amateur wildlife filming, with no visible buildings, vehicles, signage, or landmarks to further identify the exact place.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a visitor or traveler filming quietly from a distance as the lions rest and shift in tall grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a foreground lioness, other lions behind her, tall grass, low shrubs, dark trees, soft daylight, and rounded 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that give the wildlife scene a home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, quiet transition, or reflective insert within a sequence about travel, animals, conservation, or African landscapes.
Historical context: The scene records a calm lion pride in an open grassy setting, offering visual context for amateur wildlife observation in Nigeria during the 1960s.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright, source ownership, and any wildlife-location identification needs.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm lions, 1960s African wildlife home movie, lioness resting in grass, and vintage savanna footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 footage, then broader 1960s wildlife or African travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a lioness lying alert in tall grass while other lions rest behind her among shrubs. — A lioness rests in the foreground as other lions lounge in the grass behind her.

1969 Nigeria wildlife frame with a foreground lioness facing the camera and several lions partly hidden in grass and brush. — The foreground lioness looks toward the camera while the pride remains partly obscured by grass.

1969 Nigeria 8mm still of a lioness lying low in grass with another lion seated behind and more lions barely visible to the right. — A lioness lies in the grass while another lion sits close behind her in the pride.

1969 Nigeria frame showing a small pride of lions resting in grass, with a foreground lioness and others clustered near shrubs. — The pride rests together in a grassy patch, with several lions partly hidden by vegetation.

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