Windows on the World | SF Chronicle Datebook
Robert Mailer Anderson co-wrote and produced the movie ÒWindows on the WorldÓ which he talks about at the Chronicle on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in San Francisco, Calif.
Photo: Liz Hafalia
Last year, San Francisco native Robert Mailer Anderson brought “Windows on the World” to the big screen, a film he spent more than a decade producing and co-writing with his cousin Zack Anderson. After a successful run on the festival circuit, the motion picture was set to open on 100 theater screens nationwide this summer until the coronavirus pandemic shut down cinemas.
Now you can watch it at home on a variety of streaming services, including Amazon Prime, YouTube, and the newly-launched Spanish-language channel Vix.
Starring Edward James Olmos and Ryan Guzman — and directed by the former’s son, Michael D. Olmos — “Windows on the World” is a gripping story of a man’s search for his father, an undocumented Mexican immigrant working at the Windows on the World restaurant at the top floor of the World Trade Center during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
The film has received praise from some high-profile fans, including author Daniel Handler, saxophone player Joshua Redman, and Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo.
“’Windows on the World’ is a warm and touching film that crosses borders in search of our deeper humanity,” says Linda Ronstadt.
There is also a new graphic novel to accompany the film published by Fantagraphics, featuring vivid illustrations by Jon Sack.
— Aidin Vaziri