Little Girl, Big Imagination
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After years of dance training and performances both on stage and on camera, Andrea came up with the "Little Girl, Big Imagination" as a short episodic concept to offer dancers the opportunity to showcase their talent and gain on camera experience, as a step towards their professional goals. The main objective of this self-produced mini web series is to inspire the audience (targeted at little children and teens alike) to pursue dance and the art of movement, and encourage them to dream big and have the confidence that anything is possible, starting with their imagination and beyond.
"Little Girl, Big Imagination" launched in 2022 with 3 episodes and is about exploring and enjoying the world around us in an artistic and creative way. It is about noticing the little things and giving them an entire life of their own in a little girl’s head.
Season 1, Episode 1: At the Beach
Season 1, Episode 2: In the Forest
Season 1, Episode 3: By the Tree
Fueled by her love of dance and artistic curiosity, Andrea teamed up with a talented group of artists and industry professionals in the summer of 2022 to produce her very first dance concept film:
“Little Girl, Big Imagination: At the beach”, starring little sister Gabriela Matei.
The short film, directed by Arianna Grace Goarley, is about exploring and enjoying the world around us in an artistic and creative way. It is about noticing the little things taking on an entire life of their own in a little girl’s head.
Watch it at https://www.youtube.com/@littlegirlbigimagination
With the success of the first episode, Andrea decided to expand her collaboration with DOP Kareem Byfield and Photographer Ricardo Araújo to continue with "Little Girl, Big Imagination" into its second episode, that takes Gabi on a stroll through the forest, where she encounters a tiny creature that sets her imagination wild.
Directed and produced by Andrea Matei, this episode features Lyrik Alkema as the object of Gabi's imagination, dancing through the forest and expressing some of the wildest thoughts in the little girl's head.
Watch it at https://www.youtube.com/@littlegirlbigimagination
As the holiday season comes upon us, this episode of the short mini web series "Little Girl, Big Imagination" has little girl Gabriela Matei enjoying the holiday season and finding her own holiday magic as she decorates a Gingerbread Man cookie that comes to life, in her little head due to her big imagination.
Directed and produced by Andrea Matei, this episode features Leah Shenishevska as the object of Gabi's imagination, tapping by the Christmas Tree, spreading joy and cheer this holiday season.
Watch it at https://www.youtube.com/@littlegirlbigimagination
Little Girl: Gabriela Matei; Ballerina: Andrea Matei; Director: Arianna Grace Goarley; Director of Photography: Kareem Byfield; Photographer: Ricardo Araújo; Music: Mariya Ismailova; Choreographers: Nicole Decsey & Merey Ismailova.
Produced by Andrea Matei
Little Girl: Gabriela Matei; Spider: Lyrik Alkema; Director of Photography: Kareem Byfield; Photographer: Ricardo Araújo; Choreographer: Maryssa Clarke.
Directed and produced by Andrea Matei
Little Girl: Gabriela Matei; Gingerbread Man: Leah Shenishevska; Director of Photography: Kareem Byfield; Photographer: Ricardo Araújo; Choreographer: Allie Stewart.
Directed and produced by Andrea Matei
Little Girl Big Imagination
Season 2, Episode 1: At the Farm
Season 2 of this artistic mini-series continues to follow the protagonist's adventures starting with Little girl Gabi spending a day at the farm, where her imagination runs wild when she notices a black bird and follows it into the barn. In Gabi's imagination, the black bird comes to life into a beautiful ballerina dancingin the barn.
Little Girl: Gabriela Matei; Black Bird: Andrea Matei; Director of Photography/Photographer: Ricardo Araújo; Choreographer: Andrea Matei. Directed and produced by Andrea Matei.