The Pratt in the Hat (2021)

• 77%
• 2021
• Documentary
• Susan Hillary

A biographical, first-person account of the life of Frances Pratt. Susan Hillary Shapiro was inspired to create this piece when she spotted Frances across a crowded political event. Pratt was adorned in one of her striking hats and to Susan, she seemed a beacon of color in a sea of gray. "I asked her if she would allow me to photograph her in her hats," Susan explains. "She agreed and I found what lay beneath her large-brimmed bonnets was a woman whose personal insight and firsthand knowledge into racial equality is one that is relevant, now more than ever." If Frances Pratt's hats make a bold statement so too does Pratt's southern charm and pithy expressions which she garnered through a lifetime of service to her community.