Waking Life (2001)

Name: Waking Life (2001)
Genre: Animation
Released: 2026-03-17
Duration: 2 h 11 min
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Wiley Wiggins

<b> Screening off-site in the Paresky Center as part of a collaboration between Images Cinema and Williams College's Neuroscience Program. </b> All screenings in this series will be preceded by conversations between academics and thought leaders, discussing the themes and science presented in the film and how they relate to the series theme "Dreams & Consciousness". Waking Life's featured speakers/presenters are Dr. Victor A. Cazares, Assistant Professor of Psychology, and Dr. Shivon A. Robinson, Assistant Professor of Psychology. Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.AnimationPT2H11MR2026-03-17

Ethan Hawke

Julie Delpy

Wiley Wiggins

Richard Linklater

Jonah Smith

Tommy Pallotta

Palmer West

Anne Walker-McBay

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Showtimes

March 17, 7:00 pm