Set in 1964 New Orleans during the height of the Civil Rights movement, ONCE is the bittersweet story of love and regret. Jolly Rollins, an African American Jazz musician on the cusp of International fame, falls in love with Vivian, a young, idealistic white girl. Thrown together, they find each for a brief instant in time, only to be torn apart by the reality of their circumstances. Years later Jolly recounts the day he found and lost the love of his life.