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
all 19
Movies 18
Director 6
self 3
Producer 3
Writer 1
TV Shows 1
Director / Writer

The Experiencers (2024)
Movie
Director

The Last Podcast (2024)
Movie
Self - Director, The McPherson Tape

The Found Footage Phenomenon (2021)
Movie
Director

Portal (2019)
Movie
Writer

The Husband (2019)
Movie
Self - Filmmaker

Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken (2018)
Movie
Cody / Second Unit Director / Producer

Quarries (2016)
Movie
Producer

Complacent (2012)
Movie
Spider

Shadowheart (2009)
Movie
Harold

L.A. Dicks (2007)
Movie
Damian Hawkins

Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998)
Movie
Michael Van Heese / Director / Writer / Producer / Cinematography

UFO Abduction (1989)
Movie
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