Can't import Project to iMovie

I dragged a project out of iMovie to the desktop, but can not figure out how to import it back to the iMovie event or project.
After I dragged it from iMovie, I deleted the project from iMovie but now want to import it back into iMovie.
The desktop icon ends with ".rcproject".
When I open the desktop icon, it shows Project, Proxies, & QuickLook.
When I open iMovie and try to import the project, it shows on the desktop but is dimmed.

When source clip is missing, it usually means you have moved, deleted, or renamed the Event folders which are used by the Project. It could also mean that you have moved, deleted, or renamed some music or photos that were used in the project.
The solution is usually to move them back where they were.
You can think of iMovie as a database. The Project is a text file in hexadecimal that contains the paths to the event clips that are used, as well as in and out points, titles, links to music, links to photos, etc.
The physical clips are kept in the Event.
If you move stuff around in the Finder, the project does not know where to find it.
If you need to move Events or Projects, follow the instructions here.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4141
If any of that rings a bell for you, tell us more about what you did and maybe we can suggest a fix.

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