Dean Alioto
Directing
Biography
Director and writer Dean Alioto is an award-winning filmmaker and documentarian with an impressive track record across film and television. He has produced acclaimed specials for A+E, Bravo, and Discovery, and served as a consultant on James Fox’s hit UFO documentary The Phenomenon. Dean’s groundbreaking work in the genre has earned him a place in the Paramount+ documentary Unknown Dimensions: The Story of Paranormal Activity, where he is celebrated as the creator of The McPherson Tape, the first-ever found footage film. He is also known for the enigmatic Paramount TV movie Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County, which has become a cult classic in the UFO and paranormal storytelling space.
Filmography 21
Movies (20)
The Experiencers: Full Disclosure2026Directing
Content2025Stranger #1
The Alien Perspective Part II2025Directing- Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'2025Self
The Alien Perspective2025Directing
The Last Podcast2024Directing
The Haunting of Dalva House2023Directing
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity2021Self
The Found Footage Phenomenon2021Self
Portal2019Directing
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken2018Filmmaker
Quarries2016Cody
MoniKa2012Andy
Complacent2012Mr. Capilano
Shadowheart2009Spider
L.A. Dicks2007Harold- Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist2005Directing
Lizzie Borden Had an Axe2004Directing
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County1998Directing
UFO Abduction1989Michael Van Heese
Shows (1)
- The Genesis Files2010Taylor