he festival's 2015 slate presents an array of today's hottest features, documentaries, and short films, which will take to the screens at the Little Theatre and Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum. The independent-film offerings are enhanced by panels, parties, and talks with filmmakers. The festivities kick off with a pre-festival treat at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, with filmmaker Gordy Hoffman, who will present the New York State premier of his latest film, Dog Bowl, at the Little Theatre. He will then lead the audience in a workshop about making short films.