Storyhouse was born from a simple, radical belief: Artists are not a side note to society. They are its soul.
In 2021, we opened our doors in Los Angeles inside a 10,000-square-foot house that pulsed with life. It became a sanctuary for thousands of artists, thinkers, musicians, and filmmakers, a gathering place for late-night screenings, experimental jazz, sacred dinners, and spontaneous collaborations. It was never just a space. It was a feeling. A rhythm. A creative home.
From those early days, Storyhouse has grown into a global cultural institution and media studio. Today, we are a living system: a constellation of creative hubs, media platforms, and a global member-based community. Together, we’re building the future of creativity where culture is authored, not extracted.
At the heart of our work is SH/LABS, our studio division developing original IP across film, television, music, and emerging media. Every project is produced with intentional equity; our members aren’t just participants, they’re co-creators and co-owners. Revenues from our work flow directly back into the community, forming a regenerative loop of creative wealth.
With over 5,000 creatives across 30+ countries, Storyhouse is both intimate and expansive. We partner with governments, cultural institutions, and visionary brands to embed creativity into the architecture of society and to amplify voices that legacy systems often silence.
This is a new structure entirely. Welcome to Storyhouse. The world’s creative institution.
Sylvia M. Zakhary is an Egyptian-American entrepreneur, film producer and award-winning creative director whose work bridges storytelling and global cultural heritage.
Before founding Storyhouse, Zakhary served as the Founder and CEO of Mamag, celebrated as the 4th fastest-growing creative agency in the United States. Under her leadership, the studio produced award-winning campaigns, films and platforms in collaboration with world-renowned talents including Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Donald Glover, and institutional partners such as Disney, Amazon and the United Nations. Her multidisciplinary career spans the worlds of art, media, and diplomacy, with a consistent focus on amplifying voices across diasporas and disciplines.
Named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 200 Female Founders globally, Zakhary launched Storyhouse in 2021, as a new kind of cultural institution, one rooted in equity, authorship, and global heritage. From designing the Storyhouse creative headquarters in Los Angeles to her internationally produced media, Zakhary’s work is redefining the architecture of contemporary culture and the ecosystems that sustain it.