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.

Credits

	Content (2025) as Stranger #1
	Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog' (2025) as Self
	Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021) as Self
	The Found Footage Phenomenon (2021) as Self
	Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken (2018) as Filmmaker
	Quarries (2016) as Cody
	MoniKa (2012) as Andy
	Complacent (2012) as Mr. Capilano
	Shadowheart (2009) as Spider
	L.A. Dicks (2007) as Harold
	UFO Abduction (1989) as Michael Van Heese

	The Experiencers: Full Disclosure Director
	The Experiencers: Full Disclosure Writer
	A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant Editor
	A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant Director of Photography
	The Alien Perspective Part II Director
	The Alien Perspective Part II Writer
	Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog' Thanks
	The Alien Perspective Director
	The Alien Perspective Writer
	The Alien Perspective Producer
	The Last Podcast Director
	The Last Podcast Writer
	The Last Podcast Producer
	The Haunting of Dalva House Director
	Portal Director
	Portal Writer
	My Evil Stepdad Writer
	Quarries Producer
	Quarries Second Unit Director
	Shadowheart Director
	Shadowheart Screenplay
	Shadowheart Editor
	L.A. Dicks Director
	L.A. Dicks Writer
	L.A. Dicks Producer
	L.A. Dicks Editor
	Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist Director
	Lizzie Borden Had an Axe Director
	Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County Director
	Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County Writer
	UFO Abduction Director
	UFO Abduction Writer
	UFO Abduction Producer
	UFO Abduction Cinematography