A Stage of Twilight

Winner, Filmmaker Award - Sonoma International Film Festival

“A Stage of Twilight does not flinch. It’s an intimate, real drama with a primary storyline that follows Barry , his wife of decades, Cora and their extended family friends after he learns he has about a month of increasingly failing health left.”
- Motif

"Karen Allen and William Sadler star as a couple in their 70s who face tough choices in this emotional, thought-provoking drama, written and directed by Sarah T. Schwab”
- Cape Cod Wave Magazine

“It was just this wonderful, meaty role I sank into... I just, I came away feeling like I had done some of the best work that I've ever done in my life”
- William Sadler, "A Stage of Twilight." Traversing The Stars Podcast

SYNOPSIS: “A Stage of Twilight” is a love story set in the final chapter of Cora and Barry's lives. When Barry is confronted with a terminal diagnosis, he is compelled to make a decision that his wife cannot support. This end-of-life struggle is heightened further when Joey, a neighbor boy who acts as a surrogate son to the childless couple, reaches a critical crossroads for his own future.