In 1997, the documentary entitled Unforgotten: 25 Years After Willowbrook. It recounts what happened inside Willowbrook State School, the impact of Rivera's expose, and life afterward. Along with that, the documentary follows four people and their families before, during, and after the institution's closure. (In March 2009, a fire in a residence in upstate Wells, New York, killed four members of the "Willowbrook Class" that was featured in this film.)