
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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as Self
2021

as Stranger #1
2025
as Self
2025

as Self
2021

as Self
2021

as Filmmaker
2018

as Cody
2016

as Andy
2012

as Mr. Capilano
2012

as Spider
2009

as Harold
2007

as Michael Van Heese
1989
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