Clips missing/red

I've got a problem for which I cannot seem to find an answer. I have a project, created in iMovie 11, where everything except transitions & titles has suddenly come up missing. Where each video clip appeared, it is now a black box same size as the video clip. The bottom (where the audio of the video clip is shown) is now red. All three songs I was using are also red. There is the yellow triangle with an exclamation point now showing on the timeline. I'm pretty panic stricken at this point. Any ideas how to get my video clips back?

Tom's suggestion should solve your problem.
Just select the problematic clips, and go to File->Import->Reimport from Camera or Archive

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