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Dean Alioto
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
movieThe Experiencers: Full Disclosure
2026 · Director, Writer
movieA Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant
2025 · Editor, Director of Photography
movieContent
2025 · Stranger #1
movieThe Alien Perspective Part II
2025 · Director, Writer
Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'
movieMan With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'
2025 · Self, Thanks
movieThe Alien Perspective
2025 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Last Podcast
2024 · Producer, Director, Writer
movieThe Haunting of Dalva House
2023 · Director
movieUnknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
2021 · Self
movieThe Found Footage Phenomenon
2021 · Self
moviePortal
2019 · Director, Writer
movieMy Evil Stepdad
2019 · Writer
movieBeyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
2018 · Filmmaker
movieQuarries
2016 · Cody, Second Unit Director, Producer
movieMoniKa
2012 · Andy
movieComplacent
2012 · Mr. Capilano
The Genesis Files
tvThe Genesis Files
2010 · Taylor, Creator
movieShadowheart
2009 · Spider, Director, Screenplay, Editor
movieL.A. Dicks
2007 · Harold, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director
Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist
movieJesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist
2005 · Director
movieLizzie Borden Had an Axe
2004 · Director
movieAlien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
1998 · Director, Writer
movieUFO Abduction
1989 · Michael Van Heese, Director, Writer, Cinematography, Producer