Directing
Community Rating
5.6
TMDB estimate
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.
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant
as Editor, Director of Photography
2025
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Content
as Stranger #1
2025
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The Alien Perspective Part II
as Director, Writer
2025
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Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'
as Self, Thanks
2025
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The Alien Perspective
as Director, Writer, Producer
2025
—The Experiencers
as Director, Writer
2024
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The Last Podcast
as Director, Writer, Producer
2024
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The Haunting of Dalva House
as Director
2023
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Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
as Self
2021
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The Found Footage Phenomenon
as Self
2021
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Portal
as Director, Writer
2019
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My Evil Stepdad
as Writer
2019
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Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
as Filmmaker
2018
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Quarries
as Cody, Second Unit Director, Producer
2016
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MoniKa
as Andy
2012
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Complacent
as Mr. Capilano
2012
—The Genesis Files
as Taylor, Creator
2010
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Shadowheart
as Spider, Director, Screenplay, Editor
2009
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L.A. Dicks
as Harold, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
2007
—Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist
as Director
2005
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