Keep On Stomping
Duration
Year
Language
Topics
English
7 min
2025
2025
Subtitles
Lithuanian
What does it sound like to dance alone? What does forgetting sound like?
Keep On Stomping is an intimate audio portrait of civilian life during the war in Gaza. The producer, Elena Dikomitis, bears witness to the devastation as it unfolds through the voice notes of her friend Faiza. From afar, she tries to lift her spirits. The rhythmic foot-stomping of Dabke, a traditional Palestinian folk dance, weaves through the story like a gesture of memory and resistance, and a call for accountability.
Author Elena Dikomitis, Studio De Nok
Elena Dikomitis
Elena Dikomitis is a Belgian-Cypriot audio documentary maker and a senior humanitarian professional using storytelling to advance the protection of human rights in emergency settings.
In her audio work, she focuses on under-and misrepresented groups and combines literary techniques with robust community-engagement and research (Drawn, Stew with Za’atar, Girls Make The City, Sikh Silences across Generations, Autistic Counterstories).
Her work has received international recognition at the Anthem Awards (2024), On Air Fest (2022), Prix Europa (2022) and Oorzaken Podcast Festival (2021).
Website: https://www.studiodenok.com/en/
