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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The Found Footage Phenomenon | Self | 2021-08-30 |
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Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity | Self | 2021-10-29 |
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Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken | Filmmaker | 2018-11-26 |
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Quarries | Cody | 2016-10-26 |
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MoniKa | Andy | 2012-12-14 |
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Complacent | Mr. Capilano | 2012-05-01 |
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Shadowheart | Spider | 2009-08-04 |
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L.A. Dicks | Harold | 2007-04-10 |
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UFO Abduction | Michael Van Heese | 1989-01-01 |