Miami is in the middle of a cultural explosion. Filmed during the lead up to Art Basel Miami Beach in 2011, Rising Tide is a story about the visual artists who live and work in this emerging art city. Featuring Jen Stark, the TM Sisters, Venessa Monokian, Funner Projects, Brookhart Jonquil and gallery owner Brook Dorsch, this documentary takes you inside the working worlds of these unique creative talents and serves as the perfect introduction to the history and trajectory of Miami’s creative development. During the first week in December, Miami Beach hosts one of the largest and most prestigious contemporary art fairs in the world, Art Basel Miami Beach. Over 50,000 people come to Miami for this event and it has kick-started rapid growth in the city’s art scene. Satellite art fairs and events now take place concurrently, turning Miami into a playground for the international art world. Amidst this glitz and glamor, an ever growing collection of local artists struggle to be seen and make a living from their art. Rising Tide follows a few of these artists and explores the environment in which all this takes place.