Picture a director bringing two versions of a scene to a festival. In the first, a witness leans toward the camera and the shot cuts away. In the second, we hear what she came to say. When the lights come up, the audience can ask the director why.
An independent distributor could put censored.movie on the final title card. Anyone who remembers those two words could find the next screening, watch the director’s interview, or bring the film to their own town.