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.Read more

Movies & web series

Complacent

Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County

My Evil Stepdad

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity

The Alien Perspective

MoniKa

The Found Footage Phenomenon

Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken

UFO Abduction

Quarries

Shadowheart

Portal

L.A. Dicks

The Experiencers: Full Disclosure

Content

Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'

A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant

The Alien Perspective Part II

The Last Podcast

The Haunting of Dalva House

The Genesis Files

Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist

Lizzie Borden Had an Axe