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.
Fotos
Filme (22)
The Experiencers: Full Disclosure
2026 · Writer, Director
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant
2025 · Editor, Director of Photography
Content
2025 · Stranger #1
The Alien Perspective Part II
2025 · Director, Writer
Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'
2025 · Self, Thanks
The Alien Perspective
2025 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Last Podcast
2024 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Haunting of Dalva House
2023 · Director
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
2021 · Self
The Found Footage Phenomenon
2021 · Self
Portal
2019 · Director, Writer
Mi Padrastro Malvado
2019 · Writer
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
2018 · Filmmaker
Die Beute - Aufspüren, Jagen, Töten
2016 · Cody, Second Unit Director, Producer
MoniKa - Eine Frau sieht rot
2012 · Andy
Complacent
2012 · Mr. Capilano
Shadowheart - Der Kopfgeldjäger
2009 · Spider, Director, Screenplay, Editor
L.A. Dicks
2007 · Harold, Editor, Director, Producer, Writer
Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist
2005 · Director
Lizzie Borden Had an Axe
2004 · Director
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
1998 · Writer, Director
UFO Abduction
1989 · Michael Van Heese, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography