Nigeria-1969: Group Of Lion Cubs Sitting Together And Scene Of Male Lion Walking

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Group Of Lion Cubs Sitting Together And Scene Of Male... — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a pride of lions in the wild. The sequence opens with a group of lion cubs resting together on a grassy mound, their golden fur contrasting with the lush green savanna. The scene transitions to a powerful male lion with a full mane walking steadily toward the camera through tall grass and scattered shrubs. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural grain and color saturation typical of home movies from the late 1960s, offering authentic wildlife footage for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 127563438

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: Supports 1960s wildlife archive requests needing real 8mm footage of lions in Nigeria for documentary inserts, education programs, or natural history context.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft focus, and handheld framing match late-1960s home-movie travel footage, with the 1969 Nigeria date supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a visitor or traveler viewpoint, holding on resting cubs before following a male lion moving through grass toward the lens.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lion cubs grouped on a grassy rise, a male lion with mane, tall green grass, scattered shrubs, dark trees, soft focus, and film gate borders.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, muted color shifts, slight blur, and handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture from the period.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, travel-reel insert, transition from family travel to landscape, or short natural history memory beat.
Historical context: The footage shows lions in a grassy African habitat and reflects a traveler-shot wildlife encounter without supporting claims about a specific reserve or expedition.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location-specific wildlife or archive licensing requirements.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Nigeria 8mm lions, vintage home movie lion cubs, male lion walking in grass, and African wildlife Super 8 footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 wildlife footage, then broader vintage African lion or savanna animal material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1969 Nigeria 8mm footage, a group of lion cubs rests together in tall grass with dark shrubs and trees behind them. — Lion cubs sit and rest together on a grassy rise.

A male lion with a full mane walks toward the camera through tall grass in 1969 Nigeria wildlife home-movie footage. — Male lion advances through grass and scattered brush.

The male lion continues toward the lens through green grass, with soft 8mm focus and shadowed trees in the background. — The lion moves closer through the grass in soft focus.

A male lion walks across tall grass in the Nigerian setting, framed by shrubs, trees, and visible 8mm film softness. — Male lion passes through tall grass near dark shrubs.

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