1944 Films

Background
44 Films was a production company established by Linda Dunn and Robert Dunn in 2000. It was initially known as D², but would later rebrand after producer Jerry Sterns joined the company, becoming 1944 Films. Under this venture, they only produced one film before Sterns he left the company. Robert and Linda Dunn remained the sole runners of it, producing two more films in 2005 before the label shut down. The Dunns would later join Entropy Films.

1st Logo (2000-2002)
Logo: On a black background, we see a shine pass through, illuminating a capital "D" with an exponent reading 2 to the top right of it.

FX/SFX: The shine.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on home media releases of Idols and Siphon.

1st Logo (2003)
Logo: On a black background, we see a red slash get painted in, followed by a hand print slowly materializing before cutting to more streaks and a fist imprint materializing. It then cuts to moving tire-tracks and highway dividers before hitting a sketch of a brick wall. After more cuts including white splatters, a thin linked fence and close-ups of a male face, we see some streaks form into three circles, with the red number 1994 inside the one furthest to the right. "films" is below in white. The circles then draw out of view as the text disappears.

FX/SFX: Too much to describe, what looks to be an illustration of a murder displayed through abstract imagery materializing.

Music/Sounds: Various whooshes and other random sounds, ending with a clang.

Availability: It was only seen on Inch to a Mile. The aforementioned lawsuit led to future prints removing this logo. The only way to see this logo is on the Canadian VHS release of Inch to a Mile.

Editor's Note: The man whose face was featured in the logo was said to have been used without his permission. The man was said to be a practicing Christian who faced psychological trauma from seeing his face present on a logo depicting taboo content, and itself involved with films of a sacrilegious nature, and adding to this, in 1944's defense, stated they used him due to his face holding an underlying creepy appearance. The man won in a lawsuit relating to the logo and it was thus removed.

1st Logo (2005)
Logo: We see a light move across a black background, revealing a barcode. After it leaves, it returns, forming the logo; "44" in white above a white bar containing the word "FILMS"

FX/SFX: The light.

Music/Sounds: A dark theme.

Availability: Seen on Unstable and the infamous Field Trip.