Having broken through as a filmmaker with the intriguing and moving The Freebie, actress Katie Aselton suffers the sophomore slump with her second film as a director, Black Rock.

Raw and emotionally truthful, The Freebie is an intriguing two-hander (mostly), about the dangers of temptation and the freedom of monogamy. Which may seem like a contradiction in terms.

Utopia was not only moving but a reminder that there's power conjured through the experience of collectively watching cinema. For this reason, it aptly captures the spirit of rebellion that Sundance 2010 was all about.

Katie Aselton has been acting for almost 10 years. Married to indy filmmaking upstart Mark Duplass, Aselton was between jobs -- and eager to work -- when she followed her husband's example and decided to do it herself.