Once

John Carney’s micro-budget musical Once (2007) emerged from Dublin’s streets with a mere €112,000 budget to become an international phenomenon. Starring musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, this intimate story of two struggling artists creating music together captured hearts worldwide and launched Carney’s signature style of grounded musical storytelling. Join us—Pete Wright and Andy Nelson—as we kick off the John Carney’s Streetwise Musicals series with a conversation about Once.

 

Pete and Andy explore how Once captures the authentic experience of musicians collaborating, particularly highlighting the pivotal scene in—Hold on there! This is currently only available for members. It’ll be available to everyone else soon, but why not become a member so you can listen to it now? We’d love it if you became a member to support our show, but you’d love it because of everything you get. We have monthly member bonus episodes that only members can access. You also get access to members-only Discord channels, and early ad-free releases for every episode. Plus, you get to vote on the movies we discuss in our members only episodes! What can we say? It pays to be a member. Learn more about supporting The Next Reel film podcast through your own membership — visit TruStory FM.