Kenya-1969: Cape Buffalo and Bushbuck in the Savanna

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Cape Buffalo and Bushbuck in the Savanna — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a serene African savanna scene. The footage opens with a bushbuck resting in the shade of a tree, its alert ears perked as it observes its surroundings. The scene then transitions to a wide grassy plain where a herd of Cape buffalo stands in the open field. Two large buffalo face the camera, their dark, muscular bodies and curved horns clearly visible against the dry grass. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, with a natural, unscripted feel. This archival footage offers a glimpse into wildlife observation in 1960s Kenya.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127566550

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: Kenya 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

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: Supports requests for 1960s Kenya wildlife home-movie footage for documentary inserts, educational programs, or archival nature sequences.
Period detail: The 8mm look, soft color, and handheld wildlife observation match a late-1960s amateur travel-film record, with Kenya and 1969 supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes quietly from a distance, lingering on resting and standing animals without staged action or presenter-led narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bushbuck near trees, open grassland, two Cape buffalo facing camera, another buffalo in the distance, dry tufts, and dark frame borders.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, muted color saturation, slight softness, and handheld framing that give it physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, safari travel insert, nature transition, or quiet memory beat within a Kenya or East Africa sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually documents visitor-shot wildlife viewing in Kenya, showing animals at rest and alert in a savanna or woodland-edge setting.
Research note: No people, brands, or buildings are visible, but species identification, location, copyright status, and any required wildlife or archive permissions should still be checked.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife, Cape buffalo home movie, bushbuck savanna footage, and East Africa safari archive film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Kenya 1969 footage, then broader East African wildlife, safari travel, and vintage 8mm nature material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A bushbuck rests at the edge of trees and brush in 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage. — Bushbuck resting in shaded grass near trees.

Cape buffalo stand in open grassland in Kenya, with one distant animal crossing the background. — Cape buffalo standing in open grassland.

Two Cape buffalo face the camera on a grassy plain in vintage 8mm footage from Kenya. — Two Cape buffalo facing the camera in the field.

Two Cape buffalo stand together in open Kenya grassland, with a third animal visible in the distance. — Cape buffalo standing together on the savanna plain.

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