Dean Alioto

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.

Known For

L.A. Dicks
L.A. Dicks
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
Shadowheart
Shadowheart

Filmography

2021 Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
as Self
2021 The Found Footage Phenomenon
as Self
2018 Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
as Filmmaker
2016 Quarries
as Cody
2012 MoniKa
as Andy
2012 Complacent
as Mr. Capilano
2010 The Genesis Files
as Taylor
2009 Shadowheart
as Spider
2007 L.A. Dicks
as Harold
1989
as Michael Van Heese
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as Stranger #1