Kenya-1969: Wildebeests Foraging In Tall Tan Grassland With Shrubs And Trees

$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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Wildebeests Foraging In Tall Tan Grassland With Shrubs... — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A herd of wildebeests grazes in a sun-drenched African savanna, their tan bodies moving through tall, dry grass under a deep blue sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the animals foraging among scattered shrubs and acacia trees, with a distinct vintage color palette and grainy texture. The scene evokes a sense of natural migration and wildlife survival in the Kenyan wilderness, preserved as a nostalgic home movie from the late 1960s.

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: 127569608

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 archive requests needing 8mm home-movie views of wildebeests in dry savanna grassland.
Period detail: The frame may show late-1960s amateur color film characteristics, with no visible buildings, vehicles, people, signage, or modern infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot wildlife observation from a distance, with animals recorded as they graze and stand in tall grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include wildebeests, tall tan grass, scattered shrubs, low trees, a blue sky, distant tree line, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, saturated blue sky, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing typical of amateur travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, savanna establishing insert, migration context beat, or quiet transition in a Kenya travel sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents non-staged animal activity in open grassland and supports broad visual context for East African wildlife landscapes.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, but users should separately assess copyright, location claims, and wildlife or conservation context.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm wildebeests, African savanna home movie, vintage wildlife grazing, and tall grassland animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Kenya wildlife scenes, then broader African savanna animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing wildebeests in tan savanna grass with scattered shrubs, low trees, and blue sky. — Wildebeests forage in tall dry grassland with shrubs and trees in the background.

1969 Kenya wildlife frame with clustered wildebeests grazing and standing among tall grass and sparse savanna trees. — The herd remains clustered in the grass as sparse trees line the background.

Soft 8mm Kenya frame showing wildebeests partly obscured by tall tan grass, with shrubs and trees across the savanna. — Tall grass partly obscures the animals as they graze near scattered brush.

1969 Kenya 8mm still of wildebeests across tall grassland, framed by shrubs, bare branches, and a deep blue sky. — The animals spread across the grassland while trees and shrubs fill the rear of the frame.

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