Alain Mbouche, Filmmaker and video journalist
Based in Paris
My angle: talking about sport, and using it as a way in.
I'm Alain Mbouche, a filmmaker and video journalist in Paris. My beat: cycling, running, urban mobility and sports culture.
Behind these subjects lie power struggles, political stakes and brand strategies. I turn them into films people watch, share and comment on.
I develop, write, shoot and edit every film myself. Twelve years of production for France Télévisions, Le Monde and Clique TV (Canal+), now a freelance reporter for Le Monde and Les Échos.
- 45,000
- followers on Instagram · as of 30.09.2026
- up to5M
- views a month, at peak · as of 30.09.2026
- 145K
- median views per film, across 53 films · as of 17.08.2026
Reporting in 2026. Art director and motion designer from 2021 to 2023.
Five reports for the YouTube channel, since February 2026.
Branded content: a series, first episode released on 18.09.2026.
- In&motion
Branded content.
Advocacy film.
Advocacy film ahead of the March 2026 local elections.
Editor and motion designer, 2023 to 2026.
Art director at Clique TV, from 2020.
Il gagne l'or
- 1.7Mviewsas of 30.09.2026
- 63,124
- 806read on 10.10.2026
Guillaume Cizeron becomes a two-time Olympic champion. Gabriella Papadakis, his partner for twenty years, watches from home: NBC cancelled her commentary contract after her book came out.
« People who speak out against systems of oppression never have an easy time of it. »
Watch the filmComment Paris est devenu cyclable ?
- 1.2Mviewsas of 30.09.2026
- 99,430
- 421read on 10.10.2026
Bike lanes and Vélib' did not appear by magic. The film goes back to the 1970s through archive footage: the expressway Pompidou wanted along the Seine, the 1973 oil crisis, and Friends of the Earth planting trees in the asphalt and blocking the roads.
« See all this? You think it just appeared, by magic. Spoiler: it took a war. »
Watch the filmDes airbags sur le Tour de France ?
- 1.05Mviewsas of 30.09.2026
- 51,502
- 243read on 10.10.2026
An airbag for cyclists that inflates in 60 milliseconds, built into the lining of a race suit. Filmed at Van Rysel in Lille with the team that designed it. Their goal: every World Tour team wearing it.
« It inevitably recalls the helmet, made compulsory in 2003. Back then, riders pushed back. »
Watch the film- Advocacy film · Instagram · 09.03.2026
Three junctions, three cyclists killed
- 623Kviewsas of 30.09.2026
- 31,426
- 538read on 10.10.2026
I went to three Paris junctions where a cyclist was killed. Between October 2025 and the release, five cyclists died in Paris, all hit by a lorry turning right. A paid collaboration with Clean Cities, released ahead of the March 2026 local elections.
« In five minutes outside the Louxor, I nearly filmed the same crash that killed a 29-year-old cyclist. »
Watch the film - News report · YouTube · 17.03.2026
Two bikes out of three depend on this Japanese company
- 210Kviewsas of 10.10.2026
- 5,708
- 328read on 10.10.2026
Shimano, a Japanese family business, supplies 80% of the bicycle drivetrain market, from Paris's Vélib' to the bikes of the Tour de France. As competition grows, can it still lock down the sector? A 7-minute report, one of my five films for the Les Échos YouTube channel.
writing, filming, editing, motion
Watch the film - News report · Le Monde on Instagram · 03.07.2026
African cycling
- 8,177
- 144read on 10.10.2026
Why are there so few African riders at the start of the Tour de France? A film in Le Monde's “Understand in three minutes” format, written, shot, edited and animated for the paper's Instagram account.
writing, filming, editing, motion
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