Director
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.
Directed
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
Director · 1998
UFO Abduction
Director · 1989
Quarries
Second Unit Director · 2016
The Alien Perspective
Director · 2025
Shadowheart
Director · 2009
Portal
Director · 2019
L.A. Dicks
Director · 2007
The Last Podcast
Director · 2024
The Haunting of Dalva House
Director · 2023
The Experiencers
Director · 2024
Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist
Director · 2005
Lizzie Borden Had an Axe
Director · 2004
The Alien Perspective Part II
Director · 2025
Acting
Complacent
Mr. Capilano · 2012
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
Self · 2021
UFO Abduction
Michael Van Heese · 1989
MoniKa
Andy · 2012
Quarries
Cody · 2016
The Found Footage Phenomenon
Self · 2021
Shadowheart
Spider · 2009
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
Filmmaker · 2018
L.A. Dicks
Harold · 2007
The Genesis Files
Taylor · 2010
Content
Stranger #1 · 2025
Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'
Self · 2025
Writing
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
Writer · 1998
UFO Abduction
Writer · 1989
My Evil Stepdad
Writer · 2019
The Alien Perspective
Writer · 2025
Shadowheart
Screenplay · 2009
Portal
Writer · 2019
L.A. Dicks
Writer · 2007
The Last Podcast
Writer · 2024
The Experiencers
Writer · 2024
The Alien Perspective Part II
Writer · 2025