To mark the two-year anniversary of “Darius Goes West Day,” the crew is letting their hometown know that the ride has only just begun.

This Sunday, Athens Cin� will hold four free screenings of “Darius Goes West: A Roll For His Life,” a documentary promoting awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, today’s most common lethal genetic disorder affecting children. A donation box for the beneficiary, Charlie’s Fund, will also be available.

Other festivities are happening to coincide with the screenings, like raffles and question-and-answer sessions with the cast and crew. Also available to buy are T-shirts and posters with proceeds going to DMD research.

“It’s a day for us to give back to the community,” said Logan Smalley, director of “Darius Goes West” and a University graduate. “We’re excited for people to see it and just looking forward to having a fun day.”

Two years ago, Darius Weems and a group of college students departed from Athens on a 7,000-mile cross-country road trip to reach Los Angeles and convince MTV’s hit show “Pimp My Ride” to customize his wheelchair.

The mayor of Athens declared July 22, 2005 as “Darius Goes West Day.”

The first anniversary was celebrated with a premiere trailer for the then unfinished documentary.

Now, just six months after its full premiere, “Darius Goes West” has won numerous awards, sparked worldwide awareness and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the fight against DMD.

“We went to a film festival at London, and that was kind of an international premiere,” Smalley said.

Darius, the star and inspiration of the documentary, was able to visit several of the festivals, including the Santa Barbara Film Festival and famous Tribeca Film Festival. So far, the film has won 20 awards.

“We’ve had really big turnouts at every festival,” Smalley said. “At each one, we’ve made a group of friends we’ve gotten in touch with.”

For a project raised by placing piggy banks around Athens, selling movie credits and receiving grants from local organizations, the town holds a special place in the hearts of all those involved.

“That’s what’s so cool about ‘Darius Goes West Day,’” Smalley said. “I don’t think that any other town would have got behind the cause the way Athens has, and that’s why we’re celebrating the memory of this day.”

Smalley, Weems and the other 10 crewmembers hold a notion that “Darius Goes West” was an idealistic film.

“Our three main ideals were going West and reaching the Pacific Ocean, getting Darius’ wheelchair pimped and showing that we as a community can affect a disease across the country,” Smalley said.

Upon the massive growth in DMD awareness due to the film, the crew continues to develop new ideals.

“We recently received a grant called ‘Darius Goes West: Learn About It,’ where schools rent the movie to show to students,” Smalley said.

Other projects include the move to get “Darius Goes West” on DVD and premium channels and a fundraiser to send postcards to Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres.

After the screenings at Cin�, the crewmembers and supporters will take it over to The Globe downtown.

“We hope that ‘Darius Goes West Day’ will continue to grow,” Smalley said. “We want it to be an annual celebration where we remind ourselves of what is possible, especially in a wonderful community like Athens.”