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.
| Writing | Richard Linklater | Screenplay |
| Production | Tommy Pallotta | Producer |
| Production | Jonah Smith | Producer |
| Production | Anne Walker-McBay | Producer |
| Production | Palmer West | Producer |
| Production | Caroline Kaplan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Sehring | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Glover Gill | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Richard Linklater | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tommy Pallotta | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sandra Adair | Editor |
| Directing | Richard Linklater | Director |
| Sound | Larry Blake | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Lizzie Curry Martinez | Casting |
| Art | Bob Sabiston | Art Direction |
| Crew | Patrick Lindenmaier | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Ethan Andrus | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Barbanell | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Wayne Bell | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Wayne Bell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mike Brennan | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Matt Coby | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Sound | Cathy Crane | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Jay Gallagher | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Sound | Tom Hammond | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Hammond | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Tom Hammond | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Bryan Pennington | Dolby Consultant |
| Sound | Jason Piatt | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Bobby Sargent | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Schwan | Stunts |
| Camera | Arthur Blum | Grip |
| Camera | Matt Fliehler | Grip |
| Visual Effects | Jason Archer | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Paul Beck | Animation |
| Visual Effects | John Bruch | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jean Caffeine | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Zoe Charlton | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Randy Cole | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jennifer Deutrom | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kate Dollenmayer | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Rahab El Ewaly | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Pat Falconer | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Dan Gillotte | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nathan Jensen | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Matthew Langland | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mike Layne | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Travis Lindquist | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Chris Minley | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Katy O'Connor | Animation |
| Visual Effects | John Paul | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shannon Pearson | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Eric Power | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Bob Sabiston | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Holly Sabiston | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Susan Sabiston | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Katie Salen | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Divya Srinivasan | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Patrick Thornton | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Penny Van Horn | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mary Varn | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Rosie Weaver | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Wiley Wiggins | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Constance Wood | Animation |
| Production | Lindsay Doleshal | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Julia Halperin | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Charlotte Wood | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Peter Atherton | Location Manager |
| Crew | Sara Johnson | Post Production Assistant |
| Editing | Courtney Fitzgerald | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Editing | Aliza Gold | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Editing | Nancy Higgins | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Editing | Andrea Van Metter | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Sound | Ames Asbell | Musician |
| Sound | Jeanine Attaway | Musician |
| Sound | Guy Forsyth | Musician |
| Sound | Glover Gill | Musician |
| Sound | Erik Grostick | Musician |
| Sound | Lara Hicks | Musician |
| Sound | Leigh Mahoney | Musician |
| Sound | Sara Nelson | Musician |
| Production | Laine Bateman | Production Assistant |
| Production | Dave Bennett | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Paul Brennan | Legal Services |
| Crew | Matthew Cook | Intern |
| Production | Erin Ferguson | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Jennifer Gaylord | Legal Services |
| Crew | Scot Markland | Craft Service |
| Production | Morgan Miles | Production Accountant |
| Crew | John Sloss | Legal Services |
| Production | Kelly Williams | Production Assistant |
