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In an era where algorithmic attention dictates value, this documentary traces the silk industry from rural silkworm farmers to live-stream hosts, Al designers, and master embroiderers. It asks: when speed replaces craftsmanship and data replaces human touch, how is labor redefined? Through intimate portraits of women across the silk value chain, the film reveals a quiet rupture – where traditional skills are devalued, and performance is rewarded. Yet a different kind of labor persists, one that cannot be quantified or priced by algorithms. The Digital Loom is not an answer, but an invitation: to see what is being lost.
Directed by Yiting Yu (China)