Words and Pictures depicts the story of a writer (Owen) whose talent has dried up and an artist (Binoche) struggling to paint as her body betrays her.  The two rivals clash at the school where they teach, sparking both a flamboyant courtship and a school-wide war in which the students decide which is more powerful, the word or the picture?

Schepisi is best known for directing films such as Six Degrees of Separation, Roxanne and A Cry In The Dark, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe® Award for Best Director.  He made his directorial debut in Libido and has since directed 23 films.

Words and Pictures is produced by Latitude Productions’ Curtis Burch in collaboration with the Dallas-based Lascaux Films.  The film was written by Gerald Di Pego (The Forgotten, Message in a Bottle).

Words and Pictures made its world premiere as a Gala Presentation at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in Canada by D Films on July 4, 2014 and in the US by Roadside Attractions on May 23, 2014.