Dean Alioto
Directing
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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movieThe Last Podcast
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moviePortal
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movieQuarries
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movieShadowheart
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movieL.A. Dicks
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Director
movieUFO Abduction
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Director
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movieContent
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movieMoniKa
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movieComplacent
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Mr. Capilano
movieShadowheart
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movieL.A. Dicks
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movieUFO Abduction
1989
Michael Van Heese
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moviePortal
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Writer
movieMy Evil Stepdad
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Writer
movieShadowheart
2009
Screenplay
movieL.A. Dicks
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Writer
movieUFO Abduction
1989
Writer
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movieThe Alien Perspective
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Producer
movieThe Last Podcast
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Producer
movieQuarries
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Producer
movieL.A. Dicks
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Producer
movieUFO Abduction
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Producer
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movieA Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant
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