Cashing In premieres on APTN & Showcase

Cashing In, a comedy/drama series developed through the NSI Storytellers program premieres on APTN Tuesday March 3 at 8:30 p.m. and on Showcase Wednesday March 4 at 8 p.m. (repeats March 9 at 8 p.m.). Check your local listings.Cashing In is a half-hour comedy drama set on Stonewalker First Nation, nestled comfortably beside an affluent beach community in Southern Manitoba.

With a diverse cast of shark executives, smooth dealers, scheming slicksters and colourful community members, the North Beach Casino is a successful gaming palace recently purchased by Matthew Tommy and his casino empire. His mission: to make North Beach North America’s #1 First Nation Casino.

Stars
Eric Schweig, Karen Holness, Glen Gould, Gregory Dominic Odjig, Sarah Podemski, Wesley French, Jenny Pudavick, Nancy Sorel, Kate Todd

Writers
(NSI Storytellers graduates): Trevor Cameron, Adam Garnet Jones, Keith Lawrence, Elizabeth Denny, Mike Gosselin

Other credits
Director/Co-executive producer: Norma Bailey
Producers: Ron Scott, Vanessa Loewen, Jean du Toit
Executive Producers: Phyllis Laing, Peter Strutt

About the training
NSI Storytellers aimed to develop above-the-line Aboriginal broadcast talent. The program was divided into writer, producer and director phases.