Kenya-1969: Black Wildebeests Standing And Grazing In Green Grass On A Clear Day

$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.

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

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Black Wildebeests Standing And Grazing In Green Grass On... — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: Black wildebeests stand and graze in a sun-drenched grassy savanna, their dark forms contrasting against the green and brown terrain. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the animals in their natural habitat with authentic grain and color saturation typical of vintage home movies. The scene unfolds in daylight, with the wildebeests calmly moving across the open plain, offering a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife from the late 1960s. The film's edges and slight imperfections add to its archival charm, making it ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 127566563

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1969 Kenya wildlife home-movie footage suited to documentary cutaways, archive research, education programs, or period travel context involving East African savanna animals.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, and contact-frame edges support a late-1960s home-movie look, while the open grassland setting is consistent with the Kenya metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot quality, observing wildebeests at a distance as they stand and graze rather than presenting a controlled wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark wildebeests, short horns, green-brown grassland, tufts of dry grass, open savanna ground, and a distant animal shape.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, muted color, slight blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as physical-film texture from a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, scene-setting transition, or quiet visual beat within a Kenya or East Africa sequence.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for late-1960s tourist or amateur wildlife filming in Kenya without identifying a specific reserve, expedition, or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review source copyright, location permissions, and animal-use context for their project.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s Kenya wildlife 8mm, black wildebeests grazing, East African savanna home movie, and vintage animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Kenya wildlife shots, then other 1969 Kenya material, then broader vintage savanna animal or African travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing two dark wildebeests standing in open grassland, with a distant animal shape in the background. — Two wildebeests pause in grassy savanna while another animal stands in the distance.

1969 Kenya frame of two wildebeests standing close together on green-brown savanna grass, seen through soft 8mm film grain. — Wildebeests stand alert on the open grassland, framed by soft vintage film texture.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with two wildebeests partly framed to the right, standing on mottled green and brown savanna grass. — The animals remain mostly still as the handheld frame drifts across the grassland.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame drifting across open savanna grass, with the wildebeests no longer clearly centered in view. — The camera drifts away from the animals, leaving textured grassland across the frame.

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