By Sarah Youngren

Rating: 4/5 Paws

In a world where women’s voices are not heard, one woman dares to try to beat out the men and let her voice be discovered. That woman is Lake Bell, the director, writer and lead actress in the 2013 comedy, “In a World.”

The film focuses on main character, Carol (Bell), a struggling voice-over actress trying to break into the movie trailer business, a male dominated industry. To make matters worse, Carol has to deal with being in the shadow of her father (Fred Melamed), a famous voice actor who believes that the world does not want to hear a woman’s voice. The film becomes more interesting when she finds herself competing against her father and his protégé (Ken Marino) to be the voice of the trailer for the highly anticipated film “Amazon Games”, a made-up film clearly reflecting the theme of the movie, women empowerment.

“It’s about these fierce mutated female Amazonian warriors battling clone prehistoric cavemen hybrids,” character Nancy (Stephanie Allyne) said.

However, the heart of the film centers on Carol’s struggle to find the strength to overcome her insecurities of being a female voice actor and ignoring the disapproval of her chauvinist father to pursue a chance at her dream. This is a clear representation of film industry today, where there are significantly less women, particularly in directing and writing positions, than men. The film makes it obvious that it is aiming to give a platform for women to be heard in the media today.

Bell’s rawness and humor make her extremely relatable and down to earth, and with a supporting cast that includes actors such as Nick Offerman, Geena Davis and Rob Corddry, the film is pleasant and entertaining to watch.

“In a World” is brilliantly funny with a touch of heart that sends a powerful message about women’s voices needing to be heard. The film was given 4 stars on Netflix and it is definitely worth every single one.