(Fine Line Features; July 14 in recently made known York and Los Angeles; nationwide thereafter) The maker: Jeremy Podeswa.

(Fine Line Features; July 14 in recently made known York and Los Angeles; nationwide thereafter)

The maker: Jeremy Podeswa, director and writer

The stars: Mary-Louise Parker, Molly Parker, Daniel MacIvor, Gabrielle Rose Philippe Volter Marco Leonardi

The pitch: The case of a little girl who disappears in a city park plays abroad against an intricate chamber drama involving five characters (note title) as they search for human connections.

The reason we care: A gay housekeeper (MacIvor) tracks down his ex-lover to view if he can rediscover the course of pursuit of love; a cake decorator (Mary-Louise Parker) learns in touch with her faculty of perception of taste with the help of a honky Italian scarecrow (Leonardi); a sight for sore watchs an introverted teenager is coaxed into cross-dressing through a vayeuristic friend.

The inside scoop: perceptions earned Podeswa the Best Director Genie award--Canada's equivalent of the Oscar. inspiration, he says, came from a longtime friend--the performance artist expose of his 1983 debut short, David Roche Talks to You About Love--who had actually worked as a housekeeper. "He'd told me all about the vicarious, weird thrills of going in consequence of people's personal things," says Podeswa.

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