--- title: About EETHR & Michael-Ryan Fletchall | Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker description: EETHR was founded by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Michael-Ryan Fletchall after 30+ years in Hollywood. 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A producer, director, and writer with credits spanning features, live broadcasts, national commercials, and award-winning independent film. Somewhere past year twenty-five, the pattern became impossible to ignore: brands were spending six and seven figures on content that audiences had trained themselves to skip. The problem was never the production value. It was the model. Interruption doesn't work when your audience has a skip button and the instinct to use it. The solution was the thing Fletchall had been building his entire career - entertainment that earns attention instead of demanding it. In 2009, he launched Experience Media Studios from Abu Dhabi. In 2025, the company evolved into EETHR, merging three decades of Hollywood production craft with AI-augmented workflows that eliminate the traditional trade-offs between quality, speed, and cost. The mission hasn't changed. The tools finally caught up. ![EMS Logo GIF](https://eethr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20Graphics/EMS%20Logo%20GIF.gif?length=1700&name=EMS%20Logo%20GIF.gif) Founder Philosophy ## Immersion, Not Interruption [Michael-Ryan Fletchall](https://eethr.com/michael-ryan?hsLang=en) - Founder & Chief Entertainment Officer. Emmy-nominated filmmaker. ICG Local 600 and SOC member. Instrument-rated pilot. Over 30 years of credits across Hollywood features, live television, commercials, and international production. Writer, director, producer, and specialty camera operator. Notable credits include *Avengers: Endgame*, *Black Panther*, *Star Trek: Picard*, *Mission Impossible 3*, *Castaway*, *Perfect Storm*, the Academy Awards, Super Bowl 50, and 64 national commercial campaigns. As a producer and director: *The Forger* (Josh Hutcherson, Lauren Bacall), the five-time festival award winner *Intelligence* (Milo Ventimiglia), and series work for FX Network and MTV. Fletchall founded EETHR on a conviction that shapes every engagement: **immersion, not interruption.** Audiences don't hate brands - they hate being interrupted by them. EETHR builds branded content that functions as entertainment first. The brand doesn't interrupt the story. The brand *is* the story. When that works, recall goes up, ad fatigue disappears, and audiences build loyalty to the narrative - which means they build loyalty to you. The second conviction is about AI. It doesn't replace creative judgment. It eliminates the bottlenecks that forced brands to choose between good, fast, and cheap. EETHR's intelligent production pipeline handles the technical complexity so the creative work gets the attention it deserves - at a pace and price point that changes the math on content investment. ![Imagine beyond the clouds a realm of pure upper air once deemed the breath of gods the aether This very fabric of existence woven with an invisible essence was believed by the ancients to unify all existence](https://eethr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Imagine%20beyond%20the%20clouds%20a%20realm%20of%20pure%20upper%20air%20once%20deemed%20the%20breath%20of%20gods%20%20the%20aether%20This%20very%20fabric%20of%20existence%20woven%20with%20an%20invisible%20essence%20was%20believed%20by%20the%20ancients%20to%20unify%20all%20existence.jpeg?length=1700&name=Imagine%20beyond%20the%20clouds%20a%20realm%20of%20pure%20upper%20air%20once%20deemed%20the%20breath%20of%20gods%20%20the%20aether%20This%20very%20fabric%20of%20existence%20woven%20with%20an%20invisible%20essence%20was%20believed%20by%20the%20ancients%20to%20unify%20all%20existence.jpeg) #### Agency in the Cloud. Crew on the Ground. EETHR is a cloud-native operation. The entire agency - strategy, production management, intelligence, content workflows, and client collaboration - runs on secure cloud infrastructure accessible from anywhere in the world. That's not a workaround. That's the architecture. The reason is simple: production happens on location. A hotel in Aspen. A soundstage in Los Angeles. A live broadcast in New York. A co-production in Amsterdam. The agency needs to be wherever the work is, without skipping a beat. Cloud-native means the full operation travels with the team - every workflow, every asset, every client channel - so being physically present on a production set never means being disconnected from the business. **Denver, Colorado** serves as the primary base - a strategic central U.S. location with direct access to growing regional production markets and the cost structure to operate lean. **Amsterdam, Netherlands** provides the European base - optimized for international co-production, EU market access, and the cloud computing infrastructure advantages that keep the global operation fast and redundant. ***Two continents. One seamless operation. No office walls required.*** Intelligent Infrastructure ## The Technology Stack Behind every EETHR engagement is a proprietary system of intelligent workflows - purpose-built to give a precision creative team the throughput and operational reach of a full-service agency. The infrastructure connects leading cloud platforms, automation engines, and AI models into a unified pipeline that runs continuously. Specialized AI agents handle competitive intelligence, lead research, content development, brand analysis, distribution scheduling, and performance reporting - autonomously, around the clock. The system processes signals, produces deliverables, and surfaces insights without waiting for a human to push a button. The human pushes the *creative* buttons. Strategic direction, narrative judgment, taste and style, quality standards, and client relationships stay where they belong - with the people who understand that storytelling is a craft, not a workflow step. The AI handles the volume. The filmmaker handles the vision. This is the same infrastructure deployed for clients. It's not a pitch. ***It's the operating system.*** ![artificial intelligence and automation to create and distribute video media-1](https://44204544.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44204544/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/artificial%20intelligence%20and%20automation%20to%20create%20and%20distribute%20video%20media-1.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=artificial%20intelligence%20and%20automation%20to%20create%20and%20distribute%20video%20media-1.jpeg) ![Integration](https://44204544.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44204544/hubfs/Integration.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Integration.png) ![AI](https://44204544.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44204544/hubfs/AI.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=AI.png) ![Automation](https://44204544.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44204544/hubfs/Automation.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Automation.png) ![Marketing](https://44204544.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44204544/hubfs/Marketing.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Marketing.png) ![Post Production](https://44204544.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44204544/hubfs/Post%20Production.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Post%20Production.png) EETHR PROJECTS ## OUR LATEST WORK [![Minute Universe](https://eethr.com/hubfs/Logo-Min-Univ.png)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/minute-universe?hsLang=en) ### [Minute Universe](https://eethr.com/en/flow/minute-universe?hsLang=en) Genre: Comedy, Action, Adventure Type: Series [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/minute-universe?hsLang=en) [![Crafty](https://eethr.com/hubfs/Art-Crafty.png)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/crafty?hsLang=en) ### [Crafty](https://eethr.com/en/flow/crafty?hsLang=en) Genre: Educational, Behind-the-Scenes Type: Series [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/crafty?hsLang=en) [![Hollywood Expat](https://eethr.com/hubfs/V%20Jacket%20Cover.png)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/hollywood-expat?hsLang=en) ### [Hollywood Expat](https://eethr.com/en/flow/hollywood-expat?hsLang=en) Genre: Comedy, Drama, Action Type: Innovation [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/hollywood-expat?hsLang=en) [![AIrchives](https://eethr.com/hubfs/Art-AIrchives-America.png)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/airchives?hsLang=en) ### [AI.rchives](https://eethr.com/en/flow/airchives?hsLang=en) Genre: Innovation Type: Series [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/airchives?hsLang=en) [![Centurion Lodge](https://eethr.com/hubfs/Centurion%20Lodge.png)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/centurion-lodge?hsLang=en) ### [Centurion Lodge](https://eethr.com/en/flow/centurion-lodge?hsLang=en) Genre: Social Media Type: Social [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/centurion-lodge?hsLang=en) [![Free Fall](https://eethr.com/hubfs/Free%20Fall%20Poster.jpg)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/freefall?hsLang=en) ### [Free Fall](https://eethr.com/en/flow/freefall?hsLang=en) Genre: Drama, Action, Mystery Type: Limited Series [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/freefall?hsLang=en) [![Another Hollywood Award Show](https://eethr.com/hubfs/Show%20Posters/Another%20Hollywood%20Award%20Show.jpg)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/anotherhollywoodawardshow?hsLang=en) ### [Another Hollywood Award Show](https://eethr.com/en/flow/anotherhollywoodawardshow?hsLang=en) Genre: Comedy, Drama Type: Live Theater [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/anotherhollywoodawardshow?hsLang=en) [![3DPOV® System V2](https://eethr.com/hubfs/3DPOV%20Cover.jpg)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/3dpov-system-v2?hsLang=en) ### [3DPOV® System V2](https://eethr.com/en/flow/3dpov-system-v2?hsLang=en) Genre: Behind-the-Scenes Type: Innovation [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/3dpov-system-v2?hsLang=en) [![The Astronots - Black Milk](https://eethr.com/hubfs/The%20Astronots%20-%20Black%20Milk.jpg)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/the-astronots-black-milk?hsLang=en) ### [The Astronots - Black Milk](https://eethr.com/en/flow/the-astronots-black-milk?hsLang=en) Genre: Rock Type: Music Video [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/the-astronots-black-milk?hsLang=en) [![Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare](https://eethr.com/hubfs/Brooks%20McBeth%20This%20Aint%20Shakespeare.jpg)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/brooks-mcbeth-aint-shakespeare?hsLang=en) ### [Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare](https://eethr.com/en/flow/brooks-mcbeth-aint-shakespeare?hsLang=en) Genre: Comedy Type: Film [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/brooks-mcbeth-aint-shakespeare?hsLang=en) [![Panascout](https://eethr.com/hubfs/Innovation/Apps/Panascout%20App.jpg)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/panascout?hsLang=en) ### [Panavision Panascout App](https://eethr.com/en/flow/panascout?hsLang=en) Genre: Behind-the-Scenes Type: Innovation [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/panascout?hsLang=en) [![3DPOV® System](https://eethr.com/hubfs/3DPOV%20Cover.jpg)](https://eethr.com/en/flow/3dpov-system-v1?hsLang=en) ### [3DPOV® System V1](https://eethr.com/en/flow/3dpov-system-v1?hsLang=en) Genre: Behind-the-Scenes Type: Innovation [Learn More](https://eethr.com/en/flow/3dpov-system-v1?hsLang=en) Next Steps ## The best stories start with a conversation. ![EETHR Footer12](https://eethr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EETHR%20Footer12.jpg?length=1700&name=EETHR%20Footer12.jpg) ![WHAT'S YOUR STORY?](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44204544/interactive-188561923965.png) [![EETHR Icon2](https://eethr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EETHR%20Icon2.png?width=150&height=150&name=EETHR%20Icon2.png)](https://eethr.com?hsLang=en) *EETHR is an AI-powered media agency founded by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Michael-Ryan Fletchall. 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