Zen Dog cast

Kyle Gallner plays Mud, a virtual reality entrepreneur stuck in a monotonous routine who dreams himself across America. Gallner is known for Veronica Mars, Smallville, Jennifer's Body, American Sniper, Dinner in America and Smile.

Adam Herschman plays Dwayne, Mud's eccentric cousin, who introduces him to lucid dreaming. Herschman is known for the comedies Accepted and Hot Tub Time Machine and its sequel.

Celia Diane plays Maya, the dream girl Mud meets on his psychedelic road trip, and whose presence lets the colours of his dreams seep into everyday life.

Clea DuVall plays Marlene Meeks. DuVall is known for The Faculty, But I'm a Cheerleader, Girl, Interrupted, Argo and Veep, and wrote and directed The Intervention and Happiest Season.

British-born philosopher and writer Alan Watts (1915–1973) brought Zen Buddhism and Eastern philosophy to Western audiences in books such as The Way of Zen and The Wisdom of Insecurity. His recorded lectures guide Mud's journey through the film.

Rick Darge wrote, directed and produced Zen Dog, his first feature as writer-director, which won Film of the Festival at Raindance. Born in New Jersey and raised in Northern California, he studied cinema-television at USC, started out as an editor and cinematographer, and won an Emmy for his cinematography on the web series Satacracy 88.