baɪ kəlˈɛktɪŋ skɹˈæp ɪkwˈɪpmənt ðæt hɐdbɪn θɹˈoʊn ɐwˈeɪ, hˈɑːnstɹə mˌeɪd ɐ hˈoʊmmeɪd pɹədʒˈɛktɚ, ænd ˈæftɚ dˌuːɪŋ ˈɑːd dʒˈɑːbz ɚɹˈaʊnd hɪz vˈɪlɪdʒ tʊ ˈɜːn mˈʌni, hiː bˈɔːt fˈɪlmz fɹʌm ɐ lˈoʊkəl dɹˈʌɡstoːɹ tə plˈeɪ ðˌɛm ˌɔn hɪz pɹədʒˈɛktɚ.
By collecting scrap equipment that had been thrown away, Haanstra made a homemade projector, and after doing odd jobs around his village to earn money, he bought films from a local drugstore to play them on his projector.