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.

Known for

MoniKa

Andy

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity

Self

Complacent

Mr. Capilano

Shadowheart

Spider

L.A. Dicks

Harold

Quarries

Cody

UFO Abduction

Michael Van Heese

The Found Footage Phenomenon

Self

CONTENT

Stranger #1

Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken

Filmmaker