NINA Trailer Debut Witness the first NINA trailer! The film, written and directed by Cynthia Mort, stars Zoe Saldana, David Oyelowo, Mike Epps, Mary Pat Gleason, and Ronald Guttman. NINA will be released in theaters on April 22. The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.