In “That Alien, Sound,” the debut feature from writer/director/editor Brando Topp, a young woman named Mika (Mia Danelle) becomes possessed by a soundwave that’s been floating around in outer space.

What do aliens sound like? We have no idea, but for Hollwood's smash hit "Project Hail Mary", that was the question that Oscar-winning sound editor Ethan Van der Ryn ("King Kong," "The Lord of the ...