Dean Alioto
Director
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
UFO Abduction
as Michael Van Heese 1989
Quarries
as Cody 2016
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
as Self 2021
MoniKa
as Andy 2012
Shadowheart
as Spider 2009
Complacent
as Mr. Capilano 2012
The Found Footage Phenomenon
as Self 2021
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
as Filmmaker 2018
L.A. Dicks
as Harold 2007
CONTENT
as Stranger #1 2025