| Type | 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Grandville, Michigan |
| Website | http://www.flannel.org/ |
NOOMA is a series of short films produced by Flannel promoting spiritual perspectives on individual life experiences. The name NOOMA comes from a phonetic spelling of the Greek word pneuma (πνευμα) meaning "wind," "spirit," or "breath."
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Each film is about 10 to 14 minutes of teaching related to real-life situations. Each short story covers a specific topic, usually by relating various experiences from a Christian perspective. Each NOOMA video features the teaching of Mars Hill Bible Church teaching pastor Rob Bell. The NOOMA videos are subtitled in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Mandarin, and Korean.
Most NOOMAs featuring are shot on location in Western Michigan or the Chicago area. However, NOOMAs "Today | 017" and "Name | 018" were both filmed in the Jacksonville, Florida area.
The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel is prominent in "Trees". A restaurant called The Rainbow Grill in Grandville, Michigan was used for "Sunday". The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is featured in "Luggage". The Van Andel Arena is featured in "Bullhorn". A beach along Lake Michigan is featured in "Kickball". "Breathe" is shot in the Lake station on the Red Line in downtown Chicago. "Open" was filmed at the new Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming, Michigan three months before the hospital opened its doors. "Shells" was filmed primarily at the Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University with several shots of Rob Bell sitting in the Steelcase Library.
The public can register to be an extra on the Flannel website.
NOOMA premiered in November 2002.
A non-profit company makes the NOOMA films. The company was originally called Fringe, but later changed their name to Flannel. The company is located in Grandville, Michigan. [1]
Since November 2002, Flannel has distributed the films through their website, NOOMA.com. A soundtrack featuring music from the first ten films (plus "Flowers" from 013) became available in December 2005 through NOOMA.com and digital music outlets.
In March 2005, Zondervan started distributing the series, making it available to retail markets.
The entire look of the NOOMA series changed when Zondervan began distributing the films.
Previously, the first 10 NOOMAs had been available as DVDs in clear and light blue plastic packaging.
New packaging which accompanied the re-release of 001–010 and all subsequent episodes features a paper case and a 32-page discussion book. The books feature Scripture, stills from the film, questions related to the film's topic, and a single fun fact for each episode, usually about some production aspect of the film.
Most of the music from the first ten NOOMA videos were released the soundtrack NOOMA Soundtrack | Volume 001 in December 2005. The soundtrack is available from Flannel.org and on iTunes. It features Brie Stoner and David Vandervelde, both independent artists that are not employed by NOOMA.[1]
| Track # | Name | Artist | NOOMA Video |
| 01 | Rain | Brie Stoner | 001 | Rain |
| 02 | History | David Vandervelde | 001 | Rain |
| 03 | Indiana | David Vandervelde | 002 | Flame |
| 04 | Yum Choi Bo Ram | David Vandervelde | 002 | Flame |
| 05 | All My Prayers | David Vandervelde | 003 | Trees |
| 06 | Son of Gold | David Vandervelde | 004 | Sunday |
| 07 | Slaves | Brie Stoner | 005 | Noise |
| 08 | Can You Love Me | Brie Stoner | 006 | Kickball |
| 09 | Instrumental | David Vandervelde | 007 | Luggage |
| 10 | Wait | Brie Stoner | 008 | Dust |
| 11 | Cheap | Brie Stoner | 009 | Bullhorn |
| 12 | Heaven Weeps | David Vandervelde | 009 | Bullhorn |
| 13 | Flowers | David Vandervelde | 013 | Rich |
The later NOOMA videos feature music that is not on the soundtrack:
| NOOMA Video | Artist | Name |
| 010 | Lump | The Album Leaf | Over The Pond |
| 011 | Rhythm | David Vandervelde | Moonlight (Instrumental) |
| 012 | Matthew | The Album Leaf | Window |
| NOOMA Trailer | Aphex Twin | Girl / Boy |