IMovie- how can i find my project

Hi Mac Goers!
Imovie quit on me taking my project with it. When I reopened the app it was totally blank, no movie or clips from iPhoto.
1. How can I retrieve my vital movie?
2. How can I get the clips from iPhoto back in the clip box area?

Dear Hugh,
For your information, The problem was experienced with 9.0.1
Since then, I have upgraded to 9.0.4 and everything is working properly.
With 9.0.1 my old project files were invisible and the create new project was not working.
With 9.0.4, all my projects were visible right away, and I can create new projects.
It seems that this bug is not documented for 9.0.1
Also, It was not obvious to me that I didn't have the latest version of iMovie 11
Thank you for your very prompt feedback and have a nice day.
PIERRE

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