SPECIAL EVENT:
SVAPFilmFest’s
Family Dinner
With pre-release screening of
Cambodian Rock Band
With pre-release screening of Cambodian Rock Band
Friday October 23, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:15 PM
Janelle Wang is an anchor for NBC Bay Area News, co-anchoring the 5 p.m. newscast alongside Jessica Aguirre and the 5:30 p.m. newscast with Raj Mathai. She also reports for the station’s 6 p.m. newscast.
Since joining NBC Bay Area, Wang has earned three Emmy Awards for her coverage of the Valley Fire in Middletown, the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland and the North Bay wildfires in Wine Country. Her reporting has taken her around the globe, including to Sochi, Russia, for the Winter Olympics and to Kansas City for the San Francisco Giants’ World Series victory.
Prior to NBC Bay Area, Wang spent more than eight years at KGO-TV ABC7 in San Francisco, where she covered a wide range of stories, from the deadly San Bruno gas explosion to the steroid scandal in professional sports. She also reported extensively on the Scott Peterson murder trial, with her courtroom notes reaching readers as far as South America and Europe.
DINNER + A FREE FILM SCREENING
Enjoy a special bento dinner provided by ROKKO and be among the first to see an exclusive pre-screening of Cambodian Rock Band.
Cambodian Rock Band
Brian Hashimoto is a Director, DP, and Photographer based in Los Angeles. He was recently a co-DP on the official documentary for the band Los Lobos, Native Sons, which premiered at SXSW in March and has won numerous awards on the festival circuit. He also recently directed a world premiere play, Room by the Sea by John Guerra, at Outside In Theatre. He has had the pleasure of working with such organizations as Lincoln Center Theater, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Center Theatre Group, REDCAT, the Shakespeare Center of LA, Heart of Los Angeles, LA Dance Project, Pasadena Playhouse, Boston Court Pasadena, and many more. www.brianhashimoto.com
Part-play, part-rock concert, it explores the story of a Khmer Rouge survivor as he returns to
Cambodia after 30 long years. As his daughter prepares to prosecute one of the regime's most
notorious war criminals, the ghosts of their shared past begin to stir. This deeply moving story weaves back and forth through time as father and daughter confront history, turning to music as a path towards healing.
Q&A Guest and Moderator
Q&A information coming soon!
Director: Brian Hashimoto
Moderator: Janelle Wang