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.
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Content (2025) as Stranger #1 |
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Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog' (2025) as Self |
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Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021) as Self |
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The Found Footage Phenomenon (2021) as Self |
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Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken (2018) as Filmmaker |
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Quarries (2016) as Cody |
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MoniKa (2012) as Andy |
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Complacent (2012) as Mr. Capilano |
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Shadowheart (2009) as Spider |
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L.A. Dicks (2007) as Harold |
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UFO Abduction (1989) as Michael Van Heese |
