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03/03/2023

Dive into a vanishing, invisible forest to see what climate has changed

Multihouse's president Andy Robinson will be in Washington for the DC Environmental Film Festival on March 22nd for a showing of our award-winning film, The Vanishing Invisible Forests.

Dominic Smith and Andy Robinson produced, directed, and shot the film in 2022 and it was released by our partners at Scientific American shortly thereafter.

Our short was curated by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and will be co-presented by the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

Deep dive beneath the waves and watch here: https://youtu.be/3T9ZwbosrQU
Get your tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/d9eeep74

Our underwater forests are largely unobserved, but now they are vanishing. To understand why, scientists dive underwater and look down from space--and their ...

02/17/2023

We had a great first community cleanup of the year! We are so grateful for the chance to continue to serve our community.

Some highlights:
• We repaired the HSDNC Community Garden and removed weeds and overgrowth
• Cleaned up outside Second Home, the Assistance League of Los Angeles Children's Theater, and Covenant House California
• Cleaned out debris blocking the drains across N. St. Andrews Place
• Joined alongside the Inclusive Action for the City to cleanup corners frequently utilized by some of our favorite local street vendors

Special thanks to our friends at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for sponsoring our event and Second Home for providing logistical support.

02/04/2023

We couldn’t be more excited to welcome our Spring 2023 interns from ! Welcome to the Multifam, Samantha and Zach!

01/25/2023

Some exciting news to kick off 2023. As always, we're beyond proud of our brilliant director Julia Tranfaglia and producers Alex K. Moore and Michael Tessler. We'd especially like to thank our Red Rover cast and crew. They were the best of the best and created this stunning short. Fingers crossed we'll have some more award announcements to follow soon!

01/18/2023

We couldn’t be more excited to introduce our second office: Multihouse East. Located in the historic Jones House built originally in 1760. Our longtime mantra of “passion for the past, vision for the future” continues with our LA-based futuristic jungle pod HQ and cozy 18th century New England office.

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01/17/2023

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT:

Multihouse Entertainment has merged with the Emmy award-winning production company Smith Robinson Multimedia (S&R) to establish the Multihouse Creative Engine, a new powerhouse production company championing social impact, pushing the limits of storytelling, creating world-class content, and delivering unrivaled results for its creative partners.

Multihouse's founder Michael Tessler (Great Global Cleanup with Zac Efron, ) will serve as the company’s CEO and Head of Creative. Named “Best Producer” by the Paris Film Awards and recently honored with the Ada Edwards Laughlin Award by the Assistance League of Los Angeles, Tessler has been a champion for social impact storytelling.

S&R co-founder Andy Robinson will be named President of Multihouse and Head of Development. Robinson was recently nominated for the James Kirkwood Literary Prize and brings over a decade of award-winning experience to Multihouse's leadership roster.

Fellow S&R co-founder and Pulitzer prize grant winner Dominic Smith will serve as Executive Vice President of Multihouse as well as the Head of Innovation & Art Direction with a focus on bringing the latest technologies, including artificial intelligence, virtual production, automation, and immersive content, to Multihouse’s growing library of services and content.

Kali Mutty, the marketing mastermind behind multiple million dollar cannabis brands (Kaviar, Star Buds) will be promoted to EVP of Multihouse and will additionally serve as Head of Business Development & Marketing with a focus on growing Multihouse's commercial marketing division.

Industry veteran Joe Hernandez Holotik (Down to Earth with Zac Efron, The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals) will also be joining the company serving as Head of Production, lending years of experience to Multihouse’s growing production slate.

Emily Dane who has helped lead development efforts for Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power) will be joining Multihouse’s development team with a focus on developing and acquiring exciting new intellectual property. Emily is also spearheading the development of a recently funded Multihouse original series set in an apocalyptic medieval Europe.

She’ll be joined alongside Multihouse’s former CCO, first-time trans author R.M. Christianson, whose first published novel Hydrogen Wars: Atomic Sunrise was released in November of 2022. The untitled sequel to Atomic Sunrise has been greenlit with an official announcement forthcoming.

Multihouse is currently in pre-production for its first feature film, The Whaleboat War, which is slated to release in late 2024. Additionally, Multihouse has begun production on a new untitled series in partnership with the Reel Rejects which will be released in Spring 2023.
Multihouse and S&R have worked with major brands including Scientific American, FOX, Virgin Galactic, Cartoon Network, Snapchat, the Atlanta Falcons, and the New York Times.

“It is clear that the future of storytelling is here and by joining forces with the Emmy-winning team at Smith Robinson we’re uniquely positioned to become a real powerhouse for our future network and streaming partners. This merger will leverage the incredible technological prowess and production experience of the Smith Robinson team combined with Multihouse’s award-winning creatives and intellectual property,” said Multihouse CEO Michael Tessler.

He continued, “There is a seismic industrial and technological shift that the Multihouse Creative Engine intends to lead. Now more than ever, next-generation storytellers must be agile and willing to push the limits of technology, imagination, and creativity.”

Multihouse’s new President, Andy Robinson, added, “Storytelling tools are evolving faster than ever; AI, virtual production technology, automation, emerging interactive entertainment, and diversifying digital distribution mean we have more tools than ever to make the limits of your imagination a reality. At Smith Robinson we deployed these tools to explore the triumphs and tragedies, epics and oddities, and romances and comedies hidden in the natural world and we are excited to bring that expertise to even broader subjects with the Multihouse Creative Engine.”

Multihouse, which is headquartered in the heart of Hollywood at Second Home LA will be expanding to New England with the opening of their new office, Multihouse East.

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12/22/2022

Thank you for being part of our story. Happy Holidays from our family to yours. We’ll see you in 2023!

12/09/2022

We’re shocked! Thank you Shockfest Film Festival for this incredible honor. We’re especially grateful to our fearless director Julia Tranfaglia and producers Alex K. Moore and Michael Tessler. None of these awards would have been possible without our extraordinary cast and crew. Here’s to 2023 and beyond!

12/05/2022

We are just getting started.

11/24/2022

From our family to yours.

11/23/2022

Looking for the perfect gift for a history lover or avid reader? Our breakout novel Atomic Sunrise has already been banned in 69 countries and has received resoundingly positive reviews:

"...an essential and uncomfortable reminder that no nation is immune to collapse." -Hizbullah Baryal, Fmr. Member of the United Nations Mission to Afghanistan

"...the way R.M. writes the scenes brings them to life in such a way that that image is just incredibly clear in my mind. I can picture the buildings, the streets, the feelings of the characters, all of it! It's phenomenally well written, in my opinion. I think I'd put it on par, if not above, Turtledove in its descriptions and emotions." Aaron Moore, United States Air Force (Active Duty)

11/18/2022

Our first major novel is proudly banned. Support q***r authors and order your copy today.

11/11/2022

Grand Release Event Recap 🎥

It’s been one week since our Atomic Sunrise Grand Release Event, and we are so thankful for all those who attended and who have supported us as we published our first novel.

10/21/2022

What if the Cold War turned hot and Douglas MacArthur beat Harry Truman for the presidency? Dive into the epic alt-history world of Hydrogen Wars in a new series that BookShop™ describes as “FALLOUT MEETS GAME OF THRONES”.

10/19/2022

We're honored that Atomic Sunrise has been named BOOK OF THE DAY by Bookstore™. They describe our breakout novel as “Fallout meets Game of Thrones”.

10/18/2022

Well, it looks like the cat is out of the bag. Multihouse is excited to be releasing its first full-length novel HYDROGEN WARS: ATOMIC SUNRISE on November 4, 2022. Bookstore™ describes it as “Fallout meets Game of Thrones”.

It is the prequel to our award-winning RED ROVER series and marks the launch of a new multi-year creative endeavor. Congratulations to our very own R.M. Christianson who authored the book, our brilliant artist Gray Tak Amano who designed the artwork, our editors Eliza Blair and Kali Mutty, and all those who helped make this project possible.

Also, be sure to check out this spooky thriller HIGH STRANGENESS written by our friend Philip Tice just in time for Halloween! Available now: https://tinyurl.com/bdhbrpk5

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10/11/2022

We couldn’t be more excited to announce that has included Civil Defense: Red Rover as an OFFICIAL SELECTION at the upcoming Shockfest Film Festival! We couldn’t think of a spookier or more exciting way to ring in the Halloween season! Massive congrats to our extraordinary cast and crew on this achievement.

10/06/2022

We couldn’t be more proud to announce that the Civil Defense: Red Rover team absolutely swept the . Congrats to our entire cast and crew on this huge victory. It is a testament to your incredible work and creativity.

09/19/2022

It’s Banned Book Week! What are you reading to celebrate and resist?

09/12/2022

Storytelling has many mediums. We happen to love them all. Explore Multihouse In-House by visiting our website. Link in bio.

09/09/2022

Happy Birthday Eve to our resident composer, …who also happens to be our resident badass. We love you, Jake! Thanks for making the magic (and music).

09/07/2022

Join us in wishing the happiest of birthdays to ! Star of our award-winning short film . We miss you, Coop! PC: .w.hendricks

09/06/2022

We couldn't be more grateful and excited to announce that we've won two FIRST PLACE AWARDS for "Best Action Film" and "Best First Time Director" at the Hollywood Gold Awards for our original short film "Civil Defense: Red Rover".

Huge congrats to the brilliant Julia Tranfaglia who took home "Best First Time Director" for her work on this project. Without her leadership and vision...it'd have never come to fruition!

Major thanks to our brilliant producer Alex K. Moore who helped pull off this mammoth shoot and overcame unimaginable logistics to make it happen! Without him, we'd still be trying to find our way to set.

We want to thank our entire cast and crew for their passion, dedication, and incredible work on this shoot.

09/03/2022

This stunning BTS photo was captured by D.L. Sloan during our company’s first production, Rendezvous, directed by the brilliant all the way back in 2018. Model: Robert Shurts

08/22/2022

.mckaytodd slays as a literal Viking in our historic photoshoot from a few years back. Costumes by the brilliant and photos by the exceptional .w.hendricks

08/19/2022

We’re growing! Looking for a creative, fast-paced opportunity in the heart of Hollywood? Send your resume to [email protected]

08/18/2022

Nothing says post-apocalyptic fashion statement like plauldrons made of license plates. We loved working with the brilliant on this alt-history photoshoot a few years back. Costume Design: PC: .w.hendricks

08/17/2022

Despite the 5,000+ Black soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, 179,000+ Black soldiers who fought in the Civil War, and 1,000,000+ Black servicemen and women who fought in WWII - it wasn’t until 1948 when the U.S. military was finally desegregated. pc: D.L. Sloan model: Paul Antonio Smith

08/16/2022

We’re wishing our dear friend the happiest of birthdays today. Here they are as Hudson in a .w.hendricks photoshoot we created for three years ago! Costumes by the brilliant

08/16/2022

Feeling revolutionary? We miss the fun we had during our first major network shoot earlier this year! pc:

08/15/2022

We are honored to play even a small role in preserving the legacy of this legendary Angeleno, philanthropist, and first Black member of the American Institute of Architects. For the past year we’ve been working towards to establishment of and are excited to announce that we’ll soon be breaking ground on the in Hollywood.

08/12/2022

Are you an LA-based or remote worker looking for a new position? Multihouse is now hiring for an exciting sales role in one of Hollywood's fastest growing markets. We're looking to hire a motivated self-starter who is eager to grow professionally and in the entertainment space.

If you're interested in applying, please send your resume to [email protected].

Multihouse is a proud equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

06/30/2022

Last week, we commenced our first ever Paul R. Williams Week of Service. Volunteers dedicated their time all week to participate in various community improvement projects on N. At. Andrews Place, the future home of Paul R. Williams Place & Memorial! Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers,

06/16/2022

Meet our three new Summer 2022 Creative Interns!

Sharon Rowland is a rising senior at Elon University, double majoring in Communication Design and Cinema & Television Arts with a minor in Studio Art. She is originally from Connecticut but now lives in Massachusetts with her family. Sharon is so excited to be a part of the Multihouse team and is passionate about production and design!

Joelene Hefferon is a rising senior attending Elon University studying Strategic Communications and Communication Design and minoring in Psychology. Joelene is currently involved in her university's Study Los Angeles program which allows students to explore California and gain real-world experience in the entertainment industry. Joelene has a passion for digital design and producing creative content for brand marketing. She’s looking forward to working with the Multihouse team in support of their creative endeavors.

Elizabeth Daria is a rising senior at Elon University double majoring in Strategic Communications and Communication Design with a minor in Digital Art. Originally from Westchester, New York, Elizabeth is also out in California this summer with Elon’s Study Los Angeles program. She is very grateful for this opportunity to work with Multihouse as a social media intern this summer and is excited to assist in the creative process.

Anyways, our first test as interns is to make this post, let us know how we did so we can hopefully keep our positions this summer!

05/27/2022

Huge congrats to our friends at on the groundbreaking of their new pocket park! We had an absolute blast helping with the community cleanup and supporting this amazing initiative through the !

04/26/2022

We love these BTS photos from an upcoming major network series filmed recently on the historic North Shore of Long Island, directed and produced by . 📷

02/25/2022

At Multihouse, our passion for the past means understanding the mistakes of previous generations and using the power of storytelling to inspire future generations to do better. What we are witnessing today is a devastating reminder of why that mission matters.

We are heartbroken by the tragic events transpiring in Ukraine and strongly condemn the aggressive and illegal military actions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

Though many of us are left feeling helpless - we have been inspired by the countless stories of bravery, resistance, and humanity coming out of Ukraine. We hope in the coming weeks and months to use our platform to uplift the voices of Ukraine and preserve their stories for posterity.

Multihouse will be making a donation to support our Ukrainian brothers and sisters and strongly encourage you to do the same. Here is a link to several LA-based organizations supporting efforts in Ukraine: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-02-23/how-to-help-ukraine-three-california-organizations

02/24/2022

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for the Multihouse ENGAGE Accelerator Presidents' Day community cleanup! We picked up over 40 bags of trash, installed a dog waste station outside of Second Home, and planted a succulent garden on the corner of St. Andrews Pl and Fernwood Ave. We're also pleased to announce that work has begun on a official Paul Williams Memorial & Garden!

02/16/2022

Meet our friends over at Covenant House! Not only have they been an exceptional member of the Multihouse ENGAGE Accelerator, they are also helping us organize a Presidents’ Day community cleanup in Hollywood (more details to come later this week!)

For more than four decades, Covenant House has helped transform and save the lives of more than a million homeless, runaway, and trafficked young people. They offer housing and support services to young people in need – currently reaching 50,000 youths every year. Their work is guided by a mission to serve youth with absolute respect and unconditional love, to help kids who are suffering, and to protect and safeguard all children in need.

02/07/2022

Join our Mystery or History cohost Preston for his AMA tonight on TikTok. He's joined by fellow history enthusiast Sawyer (World War Wisdom). See you there!

https://www.tiktok.com/