Ypsilanti's Frog Island Films has earned a finalist spot in Openfilm’s “Get It Made” competition with a short film titled “The Enemy Immortal.”

The film is a supernatural thriller taken from the second chapter of the upcoming novel called, “Darkness and the Immortal Enemy.” It was shot entirely in Southeast Michigan, using talent from in and around the Detroit metro area.

Openfilm’s “Get It Made” competition consists of short films submitted from aspiring filmmakers from across the globe. The winner of the competition will receive $450,000 towards making their short film into a feature length motion picture. James Caan, Robert Duvall, Scott Caan and Mark Rydell will select the winner from the 10 finalists.

“The Enemy Immortal” follows two down-on-their luck private investigators as they cautiously agree to take on a new client in Dominic Moretti, the head of a powerful organized crime family. Their mission is to find out how and why the victims of brutal hits committed by Moretti and his men keep turning back up - alive. “We really like our chances,” said Paul Stacy of Frog Island Films in a press release. “If the object of the contest is to find the short best suited to expand into a feature-length film, we believe having a novel as our source material is a great proof of concept.”

Frog Island Films’ Tonua Carano said, in the same release, “If we’re fortunate enough to win, the plan is to make as much of the film here in Southeast Michigan as possible using local actors and resources.”

To watch the “Enemy Immortal” for free, visit the “Enemy Immortal” website.