‘SPIDER LILIES’

There are only a few days left to check out some of the films featured in the 13th annual Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

More than 150 films from all over the globe will have been shown by the time the festival ends on July 24, with some of the best features still to come.

Check out a few of these remaining flicks covering a wide range of genres.

Shorts

If you don’t have time to schedule in half a dozen full-length films, try the Out in Philly Shorts Program at 2:30 p.m. July 22 at The Arts Bank, 601 S. Broad St., to sample nine great offerings. On the menu are “Night Falls Fast,” about a crystal-meth addict’s struggle; “Members Only,” in which the new kid in town works to join the club; “Inner Wang,” with Philly’s own drag king Wang Newtown; “Sarah Vaughn,” in which a legendary drag queen talks about being queer in Philadelphia’s past; “Uncle Mike,” an animated music video by PGN’s own Suzi Nash in which Uncle Mike becomes Michelle; “Three Little Words,” in which two women practice saying those three difficult words in the mirror; “Oh, Little Lark,” a music video featuring the historic gay bar the Lark being torn down; and “Glance Into the Life,” a documentary about GLBT youth of color, which features Philadelphia’s own COLOURS organization.

Documentaries

A FEATHER FOR HIS CAP: Craig Lucas will receive the festival’s Artistic Achievement Award July 21 at The Arts Bank, 601 S. Broad St. PGN contributor Gary Kramer will host a question-and-answer session with the out filmmaker prior to the screening of Lucas’ “Longtime Companion.”

Catch “Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff And Robert Mapplethorpe” at 12:15 p.m. July 21 at The Arts Bank, which explores the relationship between the Yale-educated Wagstaff and the world-famous photographer Mapplethorpe during the excitement of the celebrity -and- decadence- fueled New York City art scene in the ’70s and ’80s.

Also, “The Daughters of Chiquita” airs at 9:15 p.m. July 22 at the Arts Bank documenting Chiquita’s Party, a annual gay pride event which runs alongside the largest Catholic celebration in Brazil. The second Sunday in October brings the Cirio de Nazaré (Our Lady of Nazareth) to the city of Belém with close to two million visitors flocking to the city to witness a shrine built in honor of the Virgin Mother being carried through the streets, eventually crossing paths with Chiquita’s Party-much to the chagrin of the authorities that organize the Cirio de Nazaré who have tried to outlaw the pride event.

Horror

You might have to pull your 500-thread-count sheets over your head when you check into the “Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror” at 2:30 p.m. July 21 at the Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St.

The Sahara Salvation Bed and Breakfast serves as the blood-soaked backdrop for lots of flesh-baring debauchery, followed by the requisite crazed slasher upping the body count in this tongue-in-cheek offering for queer horror fans.

“Victim” will send chills up the spine at 9:15 p.m. July 22 at Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St., and promises a queer twist to Asian horror as actress Ting is hired to play the victim in crime reenactments and eventually becomes aware of the haunting similarities between herself and the murdered beauty queen she portrays.

Comedy

‘TWO SIDES OF THE BED’

Everyone is invited to “Two Sides of the Bed” at 9:30 p.m. July 21 at the Prince Music Theater to witness the pan-sexual musical romp and comedic sexual hijinks that occur between two normal straight couples when same-sex attraction ignites.

This musical, set in Madrid, appeals to both lesbians and gay men who can appreciate a fast-paced, romantic sex farce.

Drama

A moving character study set against the backdrop of modern-day Rome, “Cover-Boy The Last Revolution” paints a picture at 2:15 p.m. July 21 at the Prince Music Theater.

The film infuses gay lust into Italian realist cinema to create a stinging critique of the decaying values of consumer culture.

“Spider Lilies” spins a tale at 7 p.m. July 23 at the Prince Music Theater with two lonely young women who meet in a tattoo parlor. Can their unrequited love become something more?

Directed by Taiwanese lesbian filmmaker Zero Chou, “Spider Lilies” is a 2007 Teddy Award-winner for Best Feature.