Rockport Film Festival 2008

When the towns of Worthington, Minnesota and Cuero, Texas meet each year for the Great Gobbler Gallop, bragging rights to be called 'Turkey Capital of the World' are on the line. The annual race rests the pride of both cities on the feathered wings of its competitors: Paycheck and Ruby Begonia.A history rooted in turkey farming for both towns have led the communities to find a natural bond over the some 1100 miles that separate them. But in Cuero, turkey production may not rule the roost anymore in this South-Central Texas town, but its lore and legend has incorporated itself into everything from the annual festival called Turkeyfest to its championship high school football team known as the Gobblers.'Ruby's Town' explores the current state of turkey affairs with the Race and goes back to the origins of it all with an event called the Turkey Trot where thousands of the Thanksgiving birds were herded to town every Fall for their travel all across America to the dinner tables of families everywhere.But it hasn't always been about racing turkeys. From hitchhiking to hunting, football playing to herding, turkeys have always played a part in the makeup of Cuero. And the noble bird is what gives the town its character today. Why should turkeys only be known for a holiday feast and a stiff drink?