Dean Alioto

Born: None

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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Quarries

as Cody
Released: 2016-10-26

To escape her abusive boyfriend, Kat joins a wilderness expedition with a group of women, all of...

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Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity

as Self
Released: 2021-10-29

A deep dive into the making of the Paranormal Activity films with first time ever interviews...

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UFO Abduction

as Michael Van Heese
Released: 1989-01-01

On October 8th, 1983, the Van Heese family gathered together to celebrate the 5th birthday of...

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MoniKa

as Andy
Released: 2012-12-14

The film is a violent, edgy ride focusing on down and out Reagan Tyler, a man who is troubled by...

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Shadowheart

as Spider
Released: 2009-08-04

James Conners comes home to the town of Legend, New Mexico in 1865 to avenge his fathers death...

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Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken

as Filmmaker
Released: 2018-11-26

This is the definitive Documentary on Alien Abduction. A careful fact based study of the most...

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The Found Footage Phenomenon

as Self
Released: 2021-08-30

The documentary tracks the origins of the found footage technique and how it transformed with...

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Complacent

as Mr. Capilano
Released: 2012-05-01

Two close sisters, Myah and Beth, struggle with their differences in life and in the older...

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L.A. Dicks

as Harold
Released: 2007-04-10

Based on the real-life subculture of Los Angeles private eyes who pitch their cases to...

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