
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.
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The Alien Perspective
2025

The Alien Perspective Part II
2025
The Experiencers
2024

The Last Podcast
2024

The Haunting of Dalva House
2023

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
2021

The Found Footage Phenomenon
2021

Portal
2019

Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
2018

Quarries
2016

MoniKa
2012

Complacent
2012

Shadowheart
2009

L.A. Dicks
2007
Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist
2005

Lizzie Borden Had an Axe
2004

Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
1998
