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.
11 movies · 1 shows
Content
2025·1.0
Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'
2025·0.0
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
2021·6.5
The Found Footage Phenomenon
2021·5.8
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
2018·5.5
Quarries
2016·5.0
MoniKa
2012·5.9
Complacent
2012·9.4
Shadowheart
2009·4.5
L.A. Dicks
2007·1.0
UFO Abduction
1989·5.3