SIFA Member Films

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Film Name Film Rating
Arbor Day 9.4
Truck Wars 9.4
The Day After Independence Day 9.2
The Mediocre Fascist Dictator of Boz 9.0
Labor Day 8.8
The Last Sunrise 8.7
Red Barchetta 8.4
Trojan Horse 8.2
Racer X 8.0
The Accident 8.0
The Unknown Soldier 7.8

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Labor Day 2: Arbor Day


In this sequel to Josh's earlier film Labor Day, the alien threat that seemed to be eliminated is replaced by a new one. Arbor Day surpasses its predecessor in every possible way. The graphics look even better, the sountrack is great, the humor is very funny, and the story line keeps you guessing. The special effects look even better than they did in the original. And anyone who can turn trees into devices of destruction is a genius! The only problem? At only 11 minutes, there isn't much time for the plot to develop. It looks like the trees will keep coming until LD3.

Conclusion--Although short, Arbor Day is a wonderfully done film. What will the final part of the trilogy be called, LD3: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?

Graphics: 10
Camera Work: 9
Story Line: 8
Special Effects: 10
Sound/Music: 10

Final Rating: 9.4


Film Name File Name File Size Film Length Film Type Director
Arbor Day, File 1 arbor1.zip 2.2MB 2:40 New Playone Josh Horowitz
Arbor Day, File 2 arbor1.zip 1.8MB 2:40 New Playone Josh Horowitz
Arbor Day Readme readme.txt 5K --- --- ---




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The Last Sunrise


Ray Montes, a new SIFA member, shows his creative ability in The Last Sunrise. It's short, has no new props, and not much time for a story, but I find it very intriguing. The music adds to the mood of the film, while the excellent camera placement shows you what's going on. Despite not having new props, The Last Sunrise makes excellent use of the default props, and the special effects are great.

Conclusion--One of the better short films around. Ray has some real talent which can be seen in this short, but very good, film.

Graphics: 9
Camera Work: 9.5
Story Line: 8
Special Effects: 9
Sound/Music: 8

Final Rating: 8.7


Film Name File Name File Size Film Length Film Type Director
The Last Sunrise sunrise.zip 600K 2:40 New Playone Ray Montes




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The Unknown Soldier


This film is long, has a futuristic setting, and has an action-packed ending. Even with these, it fails to be fun. Although it comes with a USERSND, the voice acting is not great, and the music is fair at best. The graphical realism is a bright spot, with some interesting and futuristic touches. The final chase scene is an example of where the film falls short. The destruction sequences are varied, but the whole thing just gets old and lasts forever.

Conclusion--It has many weaknesses and is not for everyone. For most people, though, it should be an interesting film to watch, even if it does get old pretty quick.

Graphics: 9
Camera Work: 8
Story Line: 7
Special Effects: 8
Sound/Music: 7

Final Rating: 7.8


Film Name File Name File Size Film Length Film Type Director
The Unknown Soldier unknown.zip 150K 22:20 FLM with USERSND Brian Gardiner




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Trojan Horse


Trojan Horse is a short but interesting little film from veteran filmmaker Wayne Poe. It's not a complete story, but it does have some interesting space scenes similar to Truck Wars. Although it has no music and virtually no story, Trojan Horse does manage to keep your attention and entertain you for three minutes. It also includes some great new props.

Conclusion--Until Truck Wars II comes along, have fun watching Wayne's little film and some great ships

Graphics: 8
Camera Work: 9
Story Line: 7
Special Effects: 9
Sound/Music: 8

Final Rating: 8.2


Film Name File Name File Size Film Length Film Type Director
Trojan Horse trojan.zip 300K 3:10 New Playone Wayne Poe




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Truck Wars, Episode One


21st Century Frog pushes the film limit even further with this long and complex film. Althought the voices are hard to hear, acting is excellent, and the film has almost constant John Williams background music. Kiss those block-headed SI actors good-bye, this film has a couple dozen 'actors' with realistic faces and moving body parts. Finally, the hundreds of other new props needed for this style of movie are beautifully done.

Conclusion--Truck Wars completely redefines our idea of a Stunt Island film.. download it and be prepared to be blown away! (I still haven't found my socks.)

Graphics: 10
Camera Work: 9
Story Line: 9
Special Effects: 10
Sound/Music: 9

Final Rating: 9.4


Film Name File Name File Size Film Length Film Type Film Studio
Truck Wars TWARS1.ZIP 8.5MB 40:00 New Playone 21st Century Frog
Truck Wars Preview TWPREV.ZIP 148K 0:35 New Playone 21st Century Frog




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Red Barchetta


Wayne Poe gives us the first film of its kind: A Stunt Island music video! Using music from the Rush song, Wayne has put together a fun little film using his graphical creativity and a few new props.

Conclusion--The first SI music video is a very interesting step for SIFA. Maybe we'll see some more of these down the line from different members.

Graphics: 9
Camera Work: 8
Story Line: 7
Special Effects: 9
Sound/Music: 9

Final Rating: 8.4


Film Name File Name File Size Film Length Film Type Director
Red Barchetta redb.zip 1.1MB 5:10 New Playone Wayne Poe




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The Day After Independence Day


The amazing soundtrack is definitely the highlight of this film. Other than that, everything else is amazing, too. The story line is one of the best ever seen, and the special effects are really awesome. There's some pretty funny humor here, too.

Conclusion--Download it NOW! If you haven't seen this film, you need to.

Graphics: 8
Camera Work: 9
Story Line: 10
Special Effects: 9
Sound/Music: 10

Final Rating: 9.2


To download this film, go to Gavin's download page.




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LD2: Labor Day


Josh Horowitz's second film is a parody of 1996's most successful film. It is excellent in nearly every area, making especially good use of forced perspective to create large UFO's. Labor Day also has some good music and sound effects, plus an original story line.

Conclusion--It may not have quite the "hugeness" that ID4 had, but Labor Day is definitely a fun film to watch, and one of the better recent ones.

Graphics: 9
Camera Work: 10
Story Line: 7
Special Effects: 9
Sound/Music: 9

Final Rating: 8.8


To download this film, go to Josh's page.




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The Mediocre Fascist Dictator of Boz


This is one of the better films as far as complete musical score and voices go. It also has an entertaining story and some pretty neat looking visual effects. Boz comes in three parts and each part just seems to get better.

Conclusion--It's long, it's fun to watch over and over, and it was one of the longest and most entertaining films of its time. And even now, it's a great piece of filmmaking.

Graphics: 9
Camera Work: 8
Story Line: 9
Special Effects: 10
Sound/Music: 9

Final Rating: 9.0


Film Name File Name File Size Film Length Film Type Film Studio
Boz, Part 1 BOZ1.ZIP 2.7MB 9:50 New Playone Paraduck
Boz, Part 2 BOZ2.ZIP 2.0MB 7:20 New Playone Paraduck
Boz, Part 3 BOZ3.ZIP 2.6MB 10:40 New Playone Paraduck
Boz Readme BOZ.TXT 3KB --- --- ---




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Racer X vs. the Mammoth Car


Although this film's plot has a few holes and the sounds are so-so, the special effects and amazing graphics come through. This is a very, very cool film with some real originality. Good ideas are not wasted, with the figures skating and football scenes looking realistic.

Conclusion--Anyone who uses event lists must see this groundbreaking film. Other people will enjoy it for the great movie it is.

Graphics: 9
Camera Work: 9
Story Line: 6
Special Effects: 10
Sound/Music: 6

Final Rating: 8.0


Film Name File Name File Size Film Length Film Type Director
Racer X, Part 1 mammoth.zip 127K 5:15 SI Peter Sunder
Racer X, Part 2 mammoth2.zip 148K 7:15 SI Peter Sunder




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The Accident


This film about large nuclear weapons has appropriately large special effects, along with a good story and great visuals, especially in the stunning opening sequence.

Conclusion--Any filmmaker should take a look at Chris's excellent first film, if only to see his unique multiple explosion effect.

Graphics: 8
Camera Work: 8
Story Line: 9
Special Effects: 8
Sound/Music: 7

Final Rating: 8.0


Film Name File Name File Size Film Length Film Type Director
The Accident accident.zip 119K 7:00 SI Chris Hagherty




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