I cannot finalize my IMovie project? HELP

Help I cannot finalize my IMovie project / its all done and im suposed to be showing it tonite for a friends BDAy party Im hosting
Movie is complete... please help me trouble shoot how to fix this?
Thanks
MElissa

WWhats the issue???
export it and then you are done.

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Happens often to users who work across a network, opening or saving a Photoshop image file to a server.
You're going to have to resort to your backup.
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