Out of hundreds of films submitted from around the world, a blue-ribbon panel of judges has just selected “Dispatches from the Gulf 2,” the newest episode in the television series, Journey To Planet Earth, for the 16th International Ocean Film Festival. Held in San Francisco on March 7-10, 2019, the festival is the premier venue in North America for ocean-related films, dedicated to increasing public awareness of the environmental, social, and cultural importance of marine ecosystems.