Director
Dean Alioto
20 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 20
The Experiencers: Full Disclosure
2026 · Writer, Director
On Plex
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant
2025 · Editor, Cinematography
On Philo
Content
2025 · Stranger #1
On The Roku Channel
The Alien Perspective Part II
2025 · Director, Writer
On YouTube Free
The Alien Perspective
2025 · Director, Writer
On YouTube Free
The Last Podcast
2024 · Director, Writer
The Haunting of Dalva House
2023 · Director
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
2021 · Self
The Found Footage Phenomenon
2021 · Self
On AMC+
Portal
2019 · Director, Writer
On Plex
My Evil Stepdad
2019 · Writer
On Hoopla
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
2018 · Filmmaker
On Tubi TV
Quarries
2016 · Cody, Producer
On Tubi TV
MoniKa
2012 · Andy
On Plex
Complacent
2012 · Mr. Capilano
Shadowheart
2009 · Spider, Director
L.A. Dicks
2007 · Harold, Editor
Lizzie Borden Had an Axe
2004 · Director
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
1998 · Writer, Director
UFO Abduction
1989 · Michael Van Heese, Director
On Plex