I somehow locked myself out of my own movie due to iCloud and can't access it now..

I recorded a video a few days ago that took several takes before I got a recording I liked, and did a little bit of editing.  I believe I properly exported it to the Theater (I'm new to the program and learning my way around it.)  I then shut down the computer, and tried to come back to finish editing and upload it the next day.  I see the thumbnail in the Theater, but it is grayed out and has a small iCloud logo in the corner.  Upon some light reading, I found that iMovie kindly attempts to protect files using iCloud, but somehow I've been locked out of my own video.  I've tried signing in, and changing the iCloud settings (Documents and Data > Options > iMovie) but I cannot play, edit, or export the video now.  It won't seem to respond to anything I do.  Please help, I can't simply record it again and I'd really like to have this video.  Thanks for the help!

I am actually having a very similar problem. I spent a couple of weeks making a 12 minute promo video for my church - took a pretty good amount of time - and I can't find it. I can find old partial versions of it that I may have saved when I was making it, but not the finished project. However, I CAN see a thumbnail in iMovie Theater that has the name of the finished project, the correct length (11min, 58 sec), and it has a little cloud in the top right hand corner. But, no matter what I click on, nothing happens. I was literally just watching it about 2 hours ago. I was trying to upload it to Youtube, but it was taking too long, so I quit iMovie and unplugged my computer to take it home, and this is where I am. Help please!

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