
Dean Alioto
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

2012
Complacent
2012 · movie

2012
MoniKa
2012 · movie

2009
Shadowheart
2009 · movie

1989
UFO Abduction
1989 · movie

2007
L.A. Dicks
2007 · movie

2016
Quarries
2016 · movie

2021
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
2021 · movie

2021
The Found Footage Phenomenon
2021 · movie

2025
Content
2025 · movie

2018
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
2018 · movie