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