The idea for a film first cropped up while Carnie was involved in developing projects for the in Glasgow.
She spent a few weeks with Maureen MacLeod, a producer and director with a background in current affairs, who was looking for someone to work with on a documentary.
Carnie said: “We started our working relationship in, ironically, a closet in the .
“We were in a wee cupboard for a couple of weeks working on art projects.”
MacLeod’s idea for a documentary evolved into Kim Carnie Out Loud.
Filming started in 2021 and was completed last year. People from the US, Europe and other parts of the world appear in it.
It has already been screened at 18 international festivals and picked up 26 awards.
The UK premiere will be held at Glasgow’s GFT ahead of more screenings, including at Sae Change Festival in Tiree.
Carnie said there was a lot of joy in the film, but that some had faced huge challenges to their lives.
She said: “We spoke to a refugee who was tortured for his sexuality.
“I know my own story is a very privileged one in that here is a safe place to be gay because the law protects you.
“I have been at the other end of homophobia and had looks, but not from the people I choose to surround myself with.”
