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.
Filmography
The Experiencers: Full Disclosure 2026
Director, Writer
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant 2025
Editor, Director of Photography
Content 2025
as Stranger #1
The Alien Perspective Part II 2025
Director, Writer
- Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'
Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog' 2025
as Self, Thanks
The Alien Perspective 2025
Director, Writer, Producer
The Last Podcast 2024
Producer, Director, Writer
The Haunting of Dalva House 2023
Director
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity 2021
as Self
The Found Footage Phenomenon 2021
as Self
Portal 2019
Director, Writer
My Evil Stepdad 2019
Writer
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken 2018
as Filmmaker
Quarries 2016
as Cody, Second Unit Director, Producer
MoniKa 2012
as Andy
Complacent 2012
as Mr. Capilano
Shadowheart 2009
as Spider, Director, Screenplay, Editor
L.A. Dicks 2007
as Harold, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director
- Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist
Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist 2005
Director
Lizzie Borden Had an Axe 2004
Director
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County 1998
Director, Writer
UFO Abduction 1989
as Michael Van Heese, Director, Writer, Cinematography, Producer
Credits from TMDB.