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Dance Digital presents Return

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Two people ride bicycles side by side along a sunlit country road lined with tall trees and dense greenery. Both raise their arms in coordinated gestures while cycling, with open countryside and a distant hill visible through the trees ahead.
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Duration: 5 minutes

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Two young women set out on an ordinary bike ride through winding country lanes but their journey gradually transforms into something more abstract. As reality shifts, their connection becomes the force that drives them forward.

Return won Best Film by Young Artists (21 and under) at Dance Digital, Sadler’s Wells’ dance film festival. Dance Digital Presents is a curated selection of films from the festival available for free, released for a time-limited period on Digital Stage.

Dance Digital 2026 Award Winner - Young Artist
Credits

A film by Saraï Martens & Maira Renee
Performance & choreography – Saraï Martens & Maira Renee
Cinematography – Ivo Santos & Vicente Sales Roger
Music – Spanish Romance (Jeux interdits) – anonymous composer
Editing – Saraï Martens & Maira Renee

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