Tow opened to a packed house in Seattle on March 20 at SIFF — and the audience was ready for it.
The film tells the true story of Amanda Ogle, played by Rose Byrne, who fought back after her car — her only shelter — was towed while she was in a job interview. Without it, she couldn’t work, couldn’t visit her teenage daughter, couldn’t make it to doctors’ appointments. She spent five days on the streets before finding a bed in a women’s shelter. Her depression deepened. She fought on anyway.
Rose Byrne is exquisite in the role, and it shows why: she spent hours with Amanda — on set, off set, and alongside Amanda’s daughter Avery. That closeness gives the film an authenticity and intimacy that’s rare on screen.
Following the premiere, the real Amanda and Avery joined a panel, alongside Amanda’s NWCLC attorney Kevin Eggers (now with the Washington Attorney General’s office) and producer Brent Steiger to talk about their lives and the making of the film.
NJP is proud to stand alongside our partners at Northwest Consumer Law Center (NWCLC) and Columbia Legal Services (CLS), whose advocacy made this story possible.
We’re in this fight together. NJP attorney Julia Kellison helped guide Amanda’s attorney — fresh out of law school — through the work. NJP attorney Amanda Martin, then Executive Director of NWCLC and Eggers’ supervising attorney, is now with our Foreclosure Prevention Unit. And NJP attorneys across Washington continue fighting for clients like Amanda every day, winning meaningful relief.
Stories like Amanda’s aren’t finished. And neither are we.
(L to R) Amanda Ogle, her daughter Avery, attorney Kevin Eggers, producer Brent Steiger.