Film Images' archives cover a wide variety of topics: Russia in the 20th century, focusing on the Revolution of 1917; Russian television; American history focusing on different artistic movements like the early years of Hollywood, Jazz; daily life in the 20th century across the globe; American politics; and 20th century artists (visual, musicians, composers, writers, playwrights, etc.) from around the world. This vast array of materials allows for in depth research into many different topics.