Nigeria-1969: Lion In The Grass Watching The Distance As He Walks Forward

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Lion In The Grass Watching The Distance As He Walks Forward — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: A majestic male lion with a full mane walks slowly through tall, dry grass in a sun-drenched savanna. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the lion from a distance as it moves forward, its gaze fixed ahead. The scene is framed by dark bush in the background, with natural light highlighting the lion's golden fur. The grainy texture and slight color fading are characteristic of vintage home movie footage from the late 1960s, offering a raw, authentic glimpse of African wildlife.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127563218

Rights & Clearance

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 (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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Nigeria wildlife requests needing authentic 8mm safari or savanna footage of a male lion in grass for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The 1969 date and Nigeria location are metadata-supported, while the frames show only a lion in tall grass with dark bush and no visible landmarks or dated human-made details.
Home-movie behavior: The distant, slightly unsteady framing suggests visitor-shot wildlife observation rather than staged animal photography.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a male lion with mane, tall pale grass, green undergrowth, dark shrubs or trees, soft daylight, and black contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color, mild fading, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, safari insert, transition beat, or quiet observational moment within a sequence about African landscapes or animal behavior.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for archival wildlife viewing in Nigeria, showing a lion moving through grassland without visible people, vehicles, buildings, or signage.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright, source permissions, and any wildlife or location-use requirements for the intended project.
Research search match: Likely matches searches such as 1969 Nigeria lion 8mm footage, vintage African wildlife home movie, male lion in tall grass, and 1960s safari film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 wildlife material, then broader 1960s African savanna or lion footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In metadata-supported Nigeria 1969 footage, a male lion looks forward from tall grass with dense dark bush in the background. — A male lion faces forward from tall grass at the edge of darker vegetation.

The male lion stands in tall grass in the Nigeria 1969 clip, its head turned sideways against a dark bush background. — The lion pauses in the grass with its head turned toward the side.

The lion moves through the grass in profile, partly hidden by foreground vegetation.

The lion looks across the grassland from a partially obscured profile view.

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