Can't open my Imovie project

I can see the icon in my Imovie Projects folder in my finder browser and have managed to copy and paste this file onto my desktop.  When I click on the file for this 12:00 fully edited Imovie project it opens up Imovie '11....but the project does not show up.  My project was deleted when Imovie unexpectadly quit about an hour ago and I had been working on it for the past several nights putting in many hours of editing.  I am now sleep deprived, extremely confused, and I would love ANY INSIGHT.  I still have all of the video footage in my Imovie library.....but to re-cut/copy and edit the video that I am trying to recover would take quite a while once again.....and time is precious.

This file will not open unless it is in the Movies/iMovie Projects folder. iMovie will not open it from the desktop.
I am confused. If your project is deleted, how did you copy and paste it?
My suggestion would be to close iMovie and trash your Preferences file. It is possible that only your preferences file was corrupted and the project is OK. (But no promises.)
To trash the preferences file, see this user tip. Let me know if you have questions. You may want to go to iMovie/Preferences and note your current settings. You will need to re-enter these after you trash your preferences.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4061

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