Dean Alioto
- Known for
- Directing
- Movies
- 25
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | Content | Stranger #1 |
| 2025 | Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog' | Self |
| 2021 | Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity | Self |
| 2021 | The Found Footage Phenomenon | Self |
| 2018 | Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken | Filmmaker |
| 2016 | Quarries | Cody |
| 2012 | MoniKa | Andy |
| 2012 | Complacent | Mr. Capilano |
| 2009 | Shadowheart | Spider |
| 2007 | L.A. Dicks | Harold |
| 1989 | UFO Abduction | Michael Van Heese |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | The Experiencers: Full Disclosure | Director, Writer |
| 2025 | The Alien Perspective Part II | Director, Writer |
| 2025 | The Alien Perspective | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2024 | The Last Podcast | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2023 | The Haunting of Dalva House | Director |
| 2019 | Portal | Director, Writer |
| 2019 | My Evil Stepdad | Writer |
| 2016 | Quarries | Producer |
| 2009 | Shadowheart | Director, Screenplay |
| 2007 | L.A. Dicks | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2005 | Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist | Director |
| 2004 | Lizzie Borden Had an Axe | Director |
| 1998 | Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County | Director, Writer |
| 1989 | UFO Abduction | Director, Writer, Producer |
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