ABOUT THE PROJECT

LOGLINE
An elderly woman is faced with a life/death decision after her husband, a man who has been diagnosed with a terminal heart disease, informs her that he will spend his final days alone in order to spare her the emotional distress of watching him die. The 17-year old neighbor boy, who acts as their surrogate son, is contemplating his own life choices, which become influenced by the couple’s circumstance.

SYNOPSIS
The story is about an elderly woman whose husband has a terminal heart disease. As his health deteriorates, he informs her that he wants to spend his final days alone in order to spare her the emotional distress of watching him die. Unable to fathom this decision, she refuses to let him go. A 17-year-old neighbor boy, who acts as a surrogate son to the childless couple, also weighs in on the debate, the three of them raising the question: who gets to decide how, where and when you die? Although “A Stage of Twilight” is about death, it is also about the joy of life, about growing in love, and about finding human connection amidst loss.

PROJECT TYPE Narrative Feature

DIRECTOR Sarah T. Schwab
SCREENWRITER Sarah T. Schwab
PRODUCER Brian Long, Sarah T. Schwab, Megan Smith-Harris