Kenya-1969: Lone Elephant Eating In Tall 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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Lone Elephant Eating In Tall Grass On A Clear Day — Clip Details

A majestic elephant grazes in the tall grass of a Kenyan savanna under a clear blue sky, captured on 8mm film in 1969. The large mammal, with prominent tusks, uses its trunk to pull leafy branches into its mouth while standing amidst dry grass and scattered shrubs. The footage shows natural movement as the elephant shifts slightly, its ears flapping gently. The scene is framed by the characteristic black borders of vintage home movie film, with soft focus and warm color tones typical of 8mm footage from the late 1960s. This authentic wildlife moment offers a nostalgic glimpse into Africa's natural landscape during a bygone era.

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: 127569220

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: Useful for 1960s Kenya wildlife requests needing authentic 8mm home-movie footage of an elephant grazing on open savanna.
Period detail: The visible 8mm frame edges, soft color, and handheld safari viewpoint support the supplied 1969 home-movie period context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged feel of a traveler pausing at a distance while a lone elephant feeds calmly in tall grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tusked elephant, raised trunk, leafy shrub, dry tall grass, low green scrub, distant hills, blue sky, and black film borders.
Film character: The footage shows grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and contact-frame borders that preserve the physical texture of late-1960s 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, safari transition, or quiet environmental beat within a Kenya or Africa sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually documents tourist-era home-movie observation of Kenyan wildlife without making claims about a specific reserve or conservation event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright status and any wildlife-location permissions needed for their use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm elephant footage, vintage safari home movie, lone elephant eating grass, and archival African wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Kenya 1969 wildlife scenes, then broader vintage safari or savanna animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A lone tusked elephant in Kenya stands among tall grass and scrub, feeding with its trunk in 1969 8mm home-movie footage. — A lone elephant feeds among tall savanna grass and low shrubs.

The elephant remains nearly front-facing in the Kenyan grassland, tusks visible as it feeds beside a low shrub. — The elephant faces the camera while feeding in the grass.

A tusked elephant is partly hidden by tall grass and foreground leaves in vintage 8mm footage from Kenya. — Foreground shrubs and dry grass partly obscure the feeding elephant.

The elephant continues grazing in the Kenyan savanna, framed by blue sky, distant hills, and black 8mm film borders. — The grazing elephant is framed against open sky and distant hills.

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