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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A

[X]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
      ACT OF 1934

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED:  DECEMBER 31, 2004   OR

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF
      1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM __________ TO _________.

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER:  333-103634-01

SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC. (AS DEPOSITOR UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT, DATED DECEMBER 1, 2003, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE SEQUOIA
MORTGAGE TRUST 2003-8, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES)

                        SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.
             (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               DELAWARE                                  35-2170972
    (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
    incorporation or organization)

              ONE BELVEDERE PLACE
                   SUITE 330
                 MILL VALLEY, CA                              94941
     (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                 (415) 389-7373
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to            Securities registered pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Act:                    Section 12(g) of the Act:

              NONE                                          NONE
         (Title of class)                             (Title of class)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes [ ] No [X]

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of
Registrant. The aggregate market value shall be computed by reference to the
price at which the stock was sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such
stock, as of the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed
second fiscal quarter:

                                 NOT APPLICABLE

                      Documents incorporated by reference:

                                 NOT APPLICABLE

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                        SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.
        SEQUOIA MORTGAGE TRUST 2003-8, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

                                      INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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<S>          <C>                                                                                   <C>
PART I       ....................................................................................    3
             ITEM 1     -   BUSINESS.............................................................    3
             ITEM 2     -   PROPERTIES...........................................................    3
             ITEM 3     -   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS....................................................    3
             ITEM 4     -   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF
                            SECURITY HOLDERS.....................................................    3

PART II      ....................................................................................    3
             ITEM 5     -   MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK, RELATED
                            STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES........    3
             ITEM 6     -   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA..............................................    3
             ITEM 7     -   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                            FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS........................    3
             ITEM 7A    -   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK...........    3
             ITEM 8     -   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA..........................    3
             ITEM 9     -   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
                            ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE...............................    3
             ITEM 9A    -   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES..............................................    4
             ITEM 9B    -   OTHER INFORMATION....................................................    4

PART III     ....................................................................................    4
             ITEM 10    -   DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF
                            THE REGISTRANT.......................................................    4
             ITEM 11    -   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION...............................................    4
             ITEM 12    -   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
                            OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT................................................    4
             ITEM 13    -   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.......................    5
             ITEM 14    -   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES...............................    5

PART IV      ....................................................................................    6
             ITEM 15    -   EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND
                            REPORTS ON FORM 8-K..................................................    6

SIGNATURES   ....................................................................................    8

CERTIFICATION....................................................................................    9

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT................................................................   10

INDEX TO EXHIBITS................................................................................   10
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                                     PART I

ITEM 1     - BUSINESS

             Not Applicable.

ITEM 2     - PROPERTIES

             Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc. (the "Depositor") will furnish
information regarding the Mortgaged Properties by reference to the Annual
Compliance Certificates to be filed herein under Item 15.

ITEM 3     - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

             The Depositor is not aware of any material pending legal
proceedings involving either the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, the Sequoia
Mortgage 2003-8 Trust (the "Trust); the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; the
Trustee; the Depositor; the Seller; the Master Servicer or the Servicers which
relates to the Trust.

ITEM 4     - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

             No matter has been submitted to a vote of the holders of beneficial
interests in the Trust through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

                                     PART II

ITEM 5     - MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
             AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

             To the best knowledge of the Depositor, there is no established
public trading market for the Certificates.

             The Certificates issued by the Trust are held by the Depository
Trust Company ("DTC") which in turn maintains records of holders of beneficial
interests in the Certificates. Based on information obtained by the Trust from
DTC, as of December 31, 2004, there were twenty-five (25) holders of the Class
A-1 Certificates, two (2) holders of the Class A-2 Certificates, four (4)
holders of the Class X-1 Certificates, one (1) holder of the Class X-2
Certificates, one (1) holder of the Class X-B Certificates, one (1) holder of
the Class B-1 Certificates, two (2) holders of the Class B-2 Certificates, and
one (1) holder of the Class B-3 Certificates.

ITEM 6     - SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

             Not Applicable.

ITEM 7     - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
             RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

             Not Applicable.

ITEM 7A    - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

             Not Applicable.

ITEM 8     - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

             Not Applicable.

ITEM 9     - CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
             FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

             There were no changes of accountants or disagreements on accounting
or financial disclosures between the Depositor and its accountants.

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ITEM 9A    - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

             Not Applicable.

ITEM 9B    - OTHER INFORMATION

             Not Applicable.

                                    PART III

ITEM 10    - DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

             Not Applicable.

ITEM 11    - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

             Not Applicable.

ITEM 12    - SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

             The Depositor is a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Redwood Trust, Inc. The Trust is a grantor trust established under
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

             The following table sets forth (i) the identification of each
entity owning more than 5% of the outstanding principal amount of each class of
the Pass-Through Certificates; (ii) the principal amount of each class of the
Pass-Through Certificates owned by each and (iii) the percent that the principal
amount of each class of the Pass-Through Certificates owned by such entity
represents of the outstanding principal amount of such class of Pass-Through
Certificates. The information set forth in the table for the Certificates is
based upon information obtained by the Trust from DTC and represents ownership
of beneficial interest in the Certificates held by DTC. The Depositor is not
aware of any Schedules 13D or 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect of the Certificates.

CLASS A-1

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
       Identification   Principal Amount Owned   Percentage of Outstanding Amount
       --------------   ----------------------   --------------------------------
<S>                     <C>                      <C>
CITIBANK                     $ 183,500,000                     23.18%

MELLON TR                    $ 166,283,000                     21.00%
BARC/FIXED                   $  60,000,000                      7.58%
BNY/5TH3RD                   $  55,000,000                      6.95%

                             $ 127,185,000                     16.06%
ML SFKPG
NRTHN/TR S                   $  40,000,000                      5.05%

SSB&T CO                     $  95,685,000                     12.08
</TABLE>

CLASS A-2

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Identification      Principal Amount Owned   Percentage of Outstanding Amount
    --------------      ----------------------   --------------------------------
<S>                     <C>                      <C>
FORTIS LLC                   $  30,000,000                        20%
JPMCBNA                      $ 120,000,000                        80%
</TABLE>

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CLASS X-1

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Identification      Principal Amount Owned   Percentage of Outstanding Amount
    --------------      ----------------------   --------------------------------
<S>                     <C>                      <C>
BANK OF NY                   $ 499,955,419                    53.09%
PNC BK,NA                    $ 384,202,581                    40.80%
</TABLE>

CLASS X-2

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Identification      Principal Amount Owned   Percentage of Outstanding Amount
    --------------      ----------------------   --------------------------------
<S>                     <C>                      <C>
CITIBANK                     $ 941,768,000                   100.00%
</TABLE>

CLASS X-B

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Identification      Principal Amount Owned   Percentage of Outstanding Amount
    --------------      ----------------------   --------------------------------
<S>                     <C>                      <C>
WELLS BKNA                   $ 224,470,000                   100.00%
</TABLE>

CLASS B-1

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Identification      Principal Amount Owned   Percentage of Outstanding Amount
    --------------      ----------------------   --------------------------------
<S>                     <C>                      <C>
JPMCBNA                      $ 14,166,000                       100%
</TABLE>

CLASS B-2

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Identification      Principal Amount Owned   Percentage of Outstanding Amount
    --------------      ----------------------   --------------------------------
<S>                     <C>                      <C>
CITIBANK                     $  3,304,000                     39.79%
COMERICA                     $  5,000,000                     60.21%
</TABLE>

CLASS B-3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Identification      Principal Amount Owned   Percentage of Outstanding Amount
    --------------      ----------------------   --------------------------------
<S>                     <C>                      <C>
WELLS BKNA                   $ 4,982,000                     100.00%
</TABLE>

ITEM 13    -  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

              None.

ITEM 14       PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

              Not Applicable.

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                                     PART IV

ITEM 15  -  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

            (a)   The following documents are filed as part of this report:

                  1.    Financial Statements:

                        Not applicable.

                  2.    Financial Statement Schedules:

                        Not applicable.

                  3.    Exhibits:

                        Exhibit No.   Description
                        31.1          Sarbanes-Oxley Certification.

                        99.1          Statement of Compliance of the Servicer
                                      pursuant to Section 7.04(a) of The Master
                                      Servicing Agreement between RWT Holdings,
                                      Inc. ("RWT") and Morgan Stanley Dean
                                      Witter Credit Corporation, dated August 1,
                                      2002, as modified by the related
                                      Acknowledgements (the "RWT/Morgan
                                      Servicing Agreement").

                        99.2          Report of Independent Accountant pursuant
                                      to Section 7.04(b) of the RWT/Morgan
                                      Servicing Agreement.

                        99.3          Statement of Compliance of the Servicer
                                      pursuant to Section 6.04 of The Mortgage
                                      Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Servicing
                                      Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002,
                                      between RWT and GreenPoint Mortgage
                                      Funding, Inc., as modified by the related
                                      Acknowledgements (the "RWT/GreenPoint
                                      Servicing Agreement").

                        99.4          Report of Independent Account pursuant to
                                      Section 6.05 of the RWT/GreenPoint
                                      Servicing Agreement.

                        99.5          Statement of Compliance of the Servicer
                                      pursuant to Section 7.04 of The Mortgage
                                      Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing
                                      Agreement among RWT, Cendant Mortgage
                                      Corporation ("Cendant") and Bishop's Gate
                                      Residential Mortgage Trust (formerly known
                                      as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust), as
                                      Sellers, and Cendant, as Servicer, dated
                                      August 1, 2002, as modified by the related
                                      Acknowledgements (the "RWT/Cendant
                                      Servicing Agreement").

                        99.6          Report of Independent Accountant pursuant
                                      to Section 7.05 of the RWT/Cendant
                                      Servicing Agreement.

                        99.7          Statement of Compliance of the Servicer
                                      pursuant to Section 11.20 of the Flow
                                      Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing
                                      Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2003,
                                      between RWT and Bank of America, N.A., as
                                      modified by the related Acknowledgements
                                      (the "RWT/Bank of America Servicing
                                      Agreement").

                        99.8          Report of Independent Accountant pursuant
                                      to Section 11.21 of the RWT/Bank of
                                      America Servicing Agreement.

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(b)   Reports on Form 8-K field during the last quarter of the period covered by
      this report.

      DATE OF REPORTS ON FORM 8-K   ITEMS REPORTED/FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FILED

      December 12, 2003             Report filing Computational Materials

      December 12, 2003             Report filing Collateral Term Sheet

      January 7, 2004               Report filing the Pooling and Servicing
                                    Agreement and the Tax Opinion

      February 9, 2004              Trustee's Monthly Report for the January
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

      March 8, 2004                 Trustee's Monthly Report for the February
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

      April 5, 2004                 Trustee's Monthly Report for the March
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

      May 7, 2004                   Trustee's Monthly Report for the April
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

      June 8, 2004                  Trustee's Monthly Report for the May
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

      July 7, 2004                  Trustee's Monthly Report for the June
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

      August 2, 2004                Trustee's Monthly Report for the July
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

      September 3, 2004             Trustee's Monthly Report for the August
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

      October 6, 2004               Trustee's Monthly Report for the September
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

      November 5, 2004              Trustee's Monthly Report for the October
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

      December 3, 2004              Trustee's Monthly Report for the November
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

      January 5, 2005               Trustee's Monthly Report for the December
                                    Distribution to Certificateholders

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                                   SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Depositor has duly caused this Report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                    SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.

                                    By: /s/ Harold F. Zagunis
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Harold F. Zagunis
                                    Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Date: May 31, 2005.

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                                  CERTIFICATION

      I, Harold F. Zagunis, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Sequoia
Residential Funding, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby certify that:

      1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A, and all reports on
Form 8-K containing distribution or servicing reports filed in respect of the
Certificates for periods included in the year covered by this annual report, of
Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc.;

      2. Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a
whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the
last day of the period covered by this annual report;

      3. Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information
required to be provided to the trustee by the servicer under the pooling and
servicing agreement, for inclusion in these reports is included in these
reports;

      4. Based on my knowledge and upon the annual compliance statement included
in the report and required to be delivered to the trustee in accordance with the
terms of the pooling and servicing agreement, and except as disclosed in the
reports, the servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the servicing
agreement; and

      5. The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the
servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the report
provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review in
compliance with the Uniform Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar
procedure, as set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement, that is included
in these reports.

      In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on
information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: Morgan Stanley
Dean Witter Credit Corporation, as Servicer, GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.,
as Servicer, Cendant Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer and Bank of America,
N.A., as Servicer.

Date: May 31, 2005

/s/ Harold F. Zagunis
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Signature
Name: Harold F. Zagunis
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION
15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.

      No annual report, proxy statement, proxy materials or otherwise were sent
to Certificateholders.

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                   Item 15(C)

Exhibit No.    Description
31.1           Sarbanes-Oxley Certification.

99.1           Statement of Compliance of the Servicer pursuant to Section
               7.04(a) of The Master Servicing Agreement between RWT Holdings,
               Inc. ("RWT") and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Credit Corporation,
               dated August 1, 2002, as modified by the related Acknowledgements
               (the "RWT/ Morgan Servicing Agreement").

99.2           Report of Independent Accountant pursuant to Section 7.04(b) of
               the RWT/Morgan Servicing Agreement.

99.3           Statement of Compliance of the Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04
               of The Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Servicing Agreement,
               dated as of August 1, 2002, between RWT and GreenPoint Mortgage
               Funding, Inc., as modified by the related Acknowledgements (the
               "RWT/GreenPoint Servicing Agreement").

99.4           Report of Independent Account pursuant to Section 6.05 of
               RWT/GreenPoint Servicing Agreement.

99.5           Statement of Compliance of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.04
               of The Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement
               among RWT, Cendant Mortgage Corporation ("Cendant") and Bishop's
               Gate Residential Mortgage Trust (formerly known as Cendant
               Residential Mortgage Trust), as Sellers, and Cendant, as
               Servicer, dated August 1, 2002, as modified by the related
               Acknowledgements (the "RWT/Cendant Servicing Agreement").

99.6           Report of Independent Accountant pursuant to Section 7.05 of the
               RWT/Cendant Servicing Agreement.

99.7           Statement of Compliance of the Servicer pursuant to Section 11.20
               of the Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as
               of April 1, 2003, between RWT and Bank of America, N.A., as
               modified by the related Acknowledgements (the "RWT/Bank of
               America Servicing Agreement").

99.8           Report of Independent Accountant pursuant to Section 11.21 of the
               RWT/Bank of America Servicing Agreement.

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