Known For
Directing
Credits
23 titles
Dean Alioto
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Experiencers: Full Disclosure
Writer
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant
Editor
Content
Stranger #1
The Alien Perspective Part II
Director
Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'
Self
The Alien Perspective
Director
The Last Podcast
Director
The Haunting of Dalva House
Director
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
Self
The Found Footage Phenomenon
Self
Portal
Director
My Evil Stepdad
Writer
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
Filmmaker
Quarries
Cody
MoniKa
Andy
Complacent
Mr. Capilano
The Genesis Files
Taylor
Shadowheart
Spider
L.A. Dicks
Harold
Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist
Director
Lizzie Borden Had an Axe
Director
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
Writer
UFO Abduction
Michael Van Heese