Ruth Grace Moulon—better known as Ruthie the Duck Girl—roamed the streets of New Orleans’ Vieux Carré for nearly fifty years, often in a wedding dress or fur coat, sometimes on roller skates, with her pet ducks waddling faithfully behind her. A beloved and eccentric fixture of the French Quarter, Ruthie could often be found drifting through her favorite bars, charming patrons while cadging cigarettes and beers “for later.”

Despite her local fame, Ruthie remained an enigma. This documentary finally reveals the history behind the legend, uncovering the story of her decades-old “betrothal,” the heartbreak behind the wedding dress, and the many surprising, nearly forgotten details of an extraordinary life lived on the margins of myth and memory.