Have you ever watched something that feels both ancient and strangely new?
The documentary Top of the Rocks explores how clay — the same humble matter that shaped our hands as children and our homes as civilizations — might actually hold the story of life itself.

From the cracked surfaces of drying earth to the molecular structures that could have sparked early forms of life, the film moves between geology, chemistry and philosophy. It’s not only about clay as material but about the origins of creation and the fine line between the living and the lifeless.

For anyone who has ever touched clay and felt it pulse back… this one resonates.

It reminds me of the days I played as a child in the clay pits of Tielrode and Steendorp, the old brickmaking villages in Belgium. The scent of wet earth and the strange comfort of getting my hands dirty is probably where the fascination for clay began.

In every crack of dried clay there’s a map, a memory, a possibility.
This documentary beautifully captures that silent dialogue.

If you haven’t seen it yet, you can watch Top of the Rocks- Clay on VRT MAX. (https://www.vrt.be/vrtmax/a-z/top-of-the-rocks/1/top-of-the-rocks-s1a1/)
It’s a quiet, fascinating ode to the origins of everything and to the mud we came from.