Finding the file location and address on Mac

I have filed away a short video (of me crossing the Millau Viaduct on my motorcycle) but I can't find the file's location in order to attach it to an email. Spotlight finds the file and I can play it but I can't get at it to attach to an email.....grrrrrr! I even tried making an Alias but that won't attach - even more grrrrr.

The first thing I'd try is to select the file in spotlight and press command-return to reveal it in the Finder. Then you could drag it into a mail message. (You can also press option-command to see a path to the file displayed at the bottom of the little preview window.)
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