Ayr Town Hall will host a screening of The Wolves Always Come at Night, a 2024 documentary directed by Gabrielle Brady. The film follows a Mongolian family whose traditional way of life is shattered after a devastating sandstorm destroys its entire flock of sheep.
The screening is scheduled for Thursday 4 March 2027 at Ayr Town Hall, 21-29 New Bridge Street, Ayr, KA7 1JX. Doors are due to open at 6.45pm, with the film starting at 7.15pm.
A family’s life transformed by a sandstorm
The film centres on Davaa and Zaya, who come from generations of nomadic herders in Mongolia’s vast Gobi Desert. They are raising four children while living closely with the land, their animals and traditions passed down through their family.
Their lives are governed by the rhythms of nature until a sandstorm wipes out all of their sheep. The loss forces the family to leave the rural existence they cherish and face an uncertain new life in the city.
Running for one hour and 35 minutes, the film combines documentary and fiction. Its account of the family’s experience examines the consequences of losing animals, land and a familiar way of life, while exploring wider questions about environmental change and the future of traditional communities.
Story shaped by the family
The Wolves Always Come at Night was co-created with Davaa and Zaya. They helped shape the telling of their own story, giving the film a personal perspective on the family’s loss, displacement, resilience and adaptation.
Alongside its account of a family responding to sudden upheaval, the film uses imagery of the Mongolian landscape to consider ideas of home and identity. The event listing describes it as both an intimate family story and a reflection on the human cost of a changing climate.
Gabrielle Brady’s film focuses on the transition from a rural life rooted in animals, land and long-held customs to an unfamiliar urban future. That movement provides the central tension as Davaa and Zaya try to adapt after the destruction of the flock on which their previous way of life depended.
Screening information
- Date: Thursday 4 March 2027
- Venue: Ayr Town Hall, 21-29 New Bridge Street, Ayr, KA7 1JX
- Doors: 6.45pm
- Screening: 7.15pm
- Running time: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Admission: the listing displays “6” and shows £3 for people under 25
- Facilities: disabled access and free Wi-Fi
The Destination South Ayrshire listing includes booking information and gives the venue telephone number as 01292 283435. Email and social-media contact options are also shown on the event page.
The screening offers Ayr audiences an opportunity to see a film that connects one family’s forced displacement with broader issues surrounding environmental change, cultural identity and the pressures facing traditional ways of life.
