Joe Lieberman, a politician who built his career putting country before party
by Melodie Miller | October 20, 2026
Senator Joe Lieberman, who represented Connecticut in the U.S. Senate for 24 years, waves to a crowd. (Courtesy of “Centered: Joe Lieberman”)
Screen Time with Melodie Miller is a review column that looks beyond the trailer and connects audiences to movie perspectives.
What does it look like when a politician puts country over party? Packed with vignettes of wins, losses, and reinvention, the 2024 film “Centered: Joe Lieberman” by award-winning writer and director Jonathan Gruber follows the Connecticut senator’s 24-year Senate career of wins, losses, and reinvention.
From the Yale students who helped elect him to the Connecticut state senate, including a young volunteer named Bill Clinton, to his run as an independent after his party abandoned him.
The film is a portrait of a man whose center was rooted in independence, integrity, and initiative.
“Don’t make a decision based on what you saw in TikTok,” Gruber said.
Read the full story by Melodie Miller in CU Independent Student News.
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