First QUEEN OF KATWE Trailer Experience the first QUEEN OF KATWE trailer! The film, directed by Mira Nair (The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Amelia, The Namesake), stars Lupita Nyong’o, David Oyelowo, and Madina Nalwanga. QUEEN OF KATWE will be released in theaters on September 23. A young girl from Uganda trains to become a world chess champion.