Rafea: Solar Mama
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| Produced by | Mette Heide |
| Cinematography | Mona Eldaief |
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| Music by | Jonas Colstrup |
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| Distributed by | PBS |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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Rafea: Solar Mama is a 2012 American documentary film, directed by Jehane Noujaim and Mona Eldaief. It follows Rafea, an illiterate Jordanian Bedouin as she follows her aspirations of lighting up her village by harnessing the power of solar energy by enrolling in the Barefoot College solar program in India.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2012. It was released on November 5, 2012, by PBS, as part of the Why Poverty? project.