DOC NYC opened Wednesday in New York, but the festival listed its opening-night documentary, *The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs*, for home viewing starting Thursday, November 12. Its film listing puts the U.S. premiere at Manhattan’s SVA Theatre on November 11 and the online run on November 12–29. A ticket to watch from home gets you the film, without the opening-night conversation: the listing schedules a Q&A after the theater screening, and the festival FAQ says online screenings do not include Q&As.
The festival’s November 11 guide sets November 19 as the last day of in-person screenings and November 29 as the end of online programming. Those dates describe the festival as a whole. The listing for *MySpace* shows how the schedule works for another title: its first theater screening is November 12, but its online run starts November 13. The two films share a November 29 end date even though their online runs open a day apart.
For a viewer in the United States or a U.S. territory, the date range on the film page tells you when you can start. The festival’s streaming rules give you up to 48 hours after you click Stream to finish. If the film’s online run ends sooner, that earlier deadline applies. Buying a ticket and starting the film are separate steps. Before you buy, look for “Online Dates” on the film’s page. Before you press play, leave yourself enough time to finish before the title leaves the festival.