The film featured in this episode, Once (2007) is directed by John Carney and starring Glen Hansard (of The Frames) and Marketa Irglová, as two struggling musicians in Dublin. Hansard and Irglová had previously performed music as the Swell Season, and composed and performed the film’s original songs. Once, Oscar winning for the song Falling Slowly, provides a surprise sleeper hit for the Irish film industry.