Nigeria-1969: Male Lion Walks Away From Camera Through Tall Grass Lion Cubs

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Male Lion Walks Away From Camera Through Tall Grass Lion... — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: A male lion walks away from the camera through tall grass, its powerful form moving across the frame. The scene shifts to reveal a pride of lion cubs gathered on a grassy mound, their golden fur contrasting with the green savanna. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage footage captures the wild beauty of African wildlife with authentic grain and color, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a bygone era of home movie filmmaking.

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: 127563389

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: 1960s Nigeria wildlife footage for documentary inserts, archive research, education sequences, or nature-history programs needing amateur 8mm lion material.
Period detail: The frames show no built environment, clothing, vehicles, or landmarks, so the 1969 Nigeria context is supported by clip metadata rather than visible period clues.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing and brief wildlife observation suggest a visitor-shot safari or travel-film perspective, watching lions at a distance without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a male lion in tall grass, lion cubs on a grassy mound, green savanna vegetation, shrubs, soft focus, and dark 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The scan carries home-movie texture through visible grain, muted color, soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and slight frame-edge darkness.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, transition from travel footage to animal observation, or cutaway for archival narration about African fauna.
Historical context: The clip visually documents lions in open grassland through a 1960s amateur travel lens, without showing people, settlements, or identifiable cultural activity.
Research note: No people, logos, music, or private property are visible, but copyright, source ownership, and any wildlife-location claims should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm lion footage, vintage home movie lion cubs, African wildlife travel film, and male lion in tall grass.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 wildlife clips, then broader 1960s African safari or lion pride footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a male lion moving away from the camera through tall grass, with dark film edges and muted color. — A male lion walks away from the camera through grass.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a group of lion cubs gathered on a low grassy mound with shrubs and green savanna vegetation behind them. — Lion cubs gather on a grassy mound in open vegetation.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of lion cubs clustered near a mound, with one cub lying forward and others partly hidden in tall grass. — A small pride of lion cubs rests together in tall grass.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing lion cubs resting together in tall green grass, with brush in the background and visible film grain. — Lion cubs remain grouped in the grass as the handheld camera holds.

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