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A journey as playful as it is evocative, "Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to five countries — Canada, the United States, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and India — to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’ and discover the cultures that celebrate the consumption of this unique spicy fruit.
By engaging farmers and chefs, scientists, historians and even psychoanalysts, the film deconstructs the incredible history of hot peppers and our crazy relationship to them, which include pushing the limits to produce the strongest pepper in the world.
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CHILIHEADS takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. Oaxaca, Mexico stop
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. New Mexico
Vincent Lebègue
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. Mexico stop with Chef Aurora
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. India stop
Suyash Shrirastavan
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. Trinidad stop
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. New Mexico
Vincent Lebègue
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. India stop
Suyash Shrirastavan
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. USA stop
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. USA stop
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. Trinidad stop
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. Chili Pepper Institute, New Mexico
Vincent Lebègue
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. Oaxaca, Mexico stop
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. Oaxaca, Mexico stop
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. Trinidad stop
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. USA stop
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. Mexico stop with Chef Aurora
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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"Chiliheads" takes us on the Hot Pepper Road to meet lovers of hot peppers known as ‘chiliheads’. USA stop
Frédérique Ménard Aubin
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