Pilot Picks

Other highlights Thursday at the Newport Beach Film Festival:

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‘The Granite Stoke’

Documentarians Dylan Ladds and Ryan Scura examine the surfing community in New Hampshire. 40 minutes.

2:15 p.m. Island Cinema, 999 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach; $14.

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‘The Crooked Tune, An Old Time Fiddler In A Modern World’

Charles Cohen’s film tracks master fiddler and fiddle maker David Bing, who works to keep traditional American folk music alive. Screens with Leo Baker’s short film “Love Notes.” 86 minutes.

5 p.m. Island Cinema, 999 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach; $14.

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‘Senza Pieta’

Michele Alhaique directs this mob thriller about a shy mafioso who is unexpectedly called on to protect a woman in danger. 95 minutes.

5:30 p.m. Regency South Coast Village, 1561 W. Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana; $14.