Known for

Directing

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.

Titles

Portal

Movie • 2019

Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County

Movie • 1998

The Experiencers: Full Disclosure

Movie • 2026

My Evil Stepdad

Movie • 2019

Complacent

Movie • 2012

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity

Movie • 2021

MoniKa

Movie • 2012

Quarries

Movie • 2016

UFO Abduction

Movie • 1989

Content

Movie • 2025

The Found Footage Phenomenon

Movie • 2021

Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken

Movie • 2018

The Alien Perspective

Movie • 2025

A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant

Movie • 2025