As the film-obsessed out there already know, today marks the official launch of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. While we can't wait for the crazy parties that are about to go down in Park City (including a shindig that we're throwing with 7 For All Mankind and Jason Reitman!), we're even more excited that six of our alumni filmmakers will be showing their new work. Check 'em out below, and be sure to keep these movies on your radar of indie flicks to check out this year!

The alum: Ari Gold ("Helicopter," "Culture")
The flick: "Adventures of Power"
This full-length debut from Gold stars Michael McKean and Adrian Grenier in a comedy about one small town man's quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer. Click here for a sneak peek!

The alum: Austin Chick ("XX/XY")
The flick: "August"
Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris, Adam Scott and Rip Torn star in this drama about two brothers fighting to keep their floundering start-up company afloat in the month before the 9/11 attacks.

The alum: Azazel Jacobs ("Nobody Needs To Know")
The flick: "Momma's Man"
A man having issues with his wife and child back home in California has a change of heart after he's forced to return to the nest and spend time in his parents' New York City loft.

The alum: Brad Anderson ("The Darien Gap")
The flick: "Transsiberian"
This thriller, which stars Woody Harrelson, Eduoardo Noriega, Kate Mara, Emily Mortimer and Ben Kingsley, follows a couple on their treacherous train journey from China to Moscow. Click here for a sneak peek!

The alum: Geoffrey Haley ("The Parlor")
The flick: "Last Word"
A delightfully dark romance starring Wes Bentley, Winona Ryder and Ray Romano, this comedy looks at an introverted man who makes a living composing suicide notes and falls for the sister of one of his clients.

The alum: Jay and Mark Duplass ("Intervention")
The flick: "Baghead"
This latest feature from the amazing Duplass Brothers explores the complicated relationship dynamics in a group of desperate actor friends. Mistress of Mumblecore, Greta Gerwig, stars.

- Caroline Stanley

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