Kenya-1969: Herd Of Black Wildebeests Walking In 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.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Herd Of Black Wildebeests Walking In Grass On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a herd of black wildebeests walking across a grassy plain in Kenya. The grainy, color-saturated footage shows the animals moving in a line through an open savanna under a clear sky. The natural, unsteady camera work and film grain give the clip an authentic archival feel, offering a glimpse into African wildlife from the late 1960s. This raw, nostalgic footage is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or projects exploring vintage wildlife cinematography.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127566991

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: 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage suited to documentary inserts, educational sequences, or archival cutaways showing wildebeests moving across open grassland.
Period detail: The clip shows color 8mm home-movie wildlife footage from 1969, with no visible buildings, vehicles, clothing, or landmarks to further date the scene.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing and contact-sheet stills suggest a traveler or safari visitor observing animals at a distance rather than a staged wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark wildebeests, short grass, open plain, uneven ground, soft focus, film grain, and slight handheld reframing.
Film character: The footage has a soft 8mm texture with visible grain, muted color shifts, gate edges, and exposure variation that place it clearly within a home-movie archive.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife cutaway, transitional savanna detail, or period travel-memory beat in a Kenya or East Africa sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents wildlife observation in Kenya through a late-1960s home-movie lens, without visible human activity or location markers in the frames.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright, source permissions, and any wildlife or location-specific use requirements.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Kenya 8mm wildebeest footage, vintage safari home movie, East Africa wildlife grassland, and archival wildebeest herd walking.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1969 Kenya material, then broader vintage safari or African wildlife home-movie clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing dark wildebeests on open grassland, seen in soft focus from a distant handheld viewpoint. — Wildebeests pause and move across an open grassy area.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with a small group of wildebeests clustered on a grassy plain, framed from a distant safari viewpoint. — A cluster of wildebeests stands together on the grassland.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing wildebeests walking left to right through open grass, with soft focus and visible film texture. — Wildebeests move in a loose line through the grassy plain.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with dark wildebeests crossing grassland, partially cropped by the contact-sheet frame edge. — The herd continues across the plain in a handheld wildlife view.

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