
Dean Alioto
Director
Biography
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 (10)
- Complacent (2012, ★ 9.4)
- Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021, ★ 6.5)
- Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998, ★ 7.3)
- Quarries (2016, ★ 5)
- MoniKa (2012, ★ 5.9)
- Shadowheart (2009, ★ 4.5)
- UFO Abduction (1989, ★ 5.3)
- The Found Footage Phenomenon (2021, ★ 5.8)
- My Evil Stepdad (2019, ★ 6.6)
- Portal (2019, ★ 3.8)