about us
The Heart
Obstacle Studios is dedicated to one thing: winning your audience's trust with storytelling and film. We are a team of creative strategists, expert consultants and film producers focussed on our wonderful client portfolio.
Our longest standing client has been with us for fourteen years.
We are enriched by an Academy of creative industry professionals from film, TV, marketing, advertising, publishing and journalism that your competitors don't have access to.
Every one of our team has been responsible for storytelling, writing, planning and executing original work that gets to the heart. Their nuanced and deep insights inform our methods and approaches to winning your audience's trust through storytelling and film.
Our Story
Obstacle Studios began in 2012.
Founded by BIFA-nominated filmmaker Oliver Nias, we built our reputation through Obstacle Films making films with heart for brands.
Today, Obstacle Studios is a strategic creative consultancy and film content company dedicated to winning audience trust for our clients through company storytelling and documentary film content.
meet the team
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oliver nias
Founder & Director
HUGO PEERS
Executive Producer
ERIN HUGHES
Studio Manager
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Maria gregg
Head of Content Strategy
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rose palmer
Creative Partner
matt roberts
Creative Partner
max law
Creative Partner
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HARRY LAW
Creative Partner
SAM FEATHERSTONE
Head of Sound
SALAL TARAR
Finance Director
Clients & Partners
WHAT DRIVES US
Our process
First, we get to the heart of the obstacle. What now needs to change to overcome it? How do we tell that story? We listen closely, challenge assumptions and develop a clear narrative.
Our Advisory, Films and Distribution work as one connected process. Strategy shapes the creative. Production amplifies the heart of the story. Distribution is considered from the beginning.
Emotional Intelligence
Our people, processes and approaches are chosen for emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence improves our collaborations. It informs effective long-term business processes. It turn, it strengthens brand credibility, improves ROI. It turns marketing campaigns into memorable experiences, builds customer trust.
Our Clients
Our clients bring deep knowledge of their organisations. We bring the strategic clarity, creative discipline and emotional insight to turn that knowledge into a story people can connect with.
We communicate clearly, tell the truth when an idea is not working and stay accountable from the first conversation to the final rollout. Whether we are working with a founder, a marketing leader, a global comms team the aim is to build confidence.
Creativity
We look for the human truth inside the complexity. That might be the ambition behind a piece of technology, the lived experience within a community, the craft behind a product or the people behind a global business. We use real voices, authentic emotion and cinematic storytelling to make difficult ideas clear without flattening their intelligence.