He managed to produce several short movies including: In 2011, Shehadeh received a Fulbright scholarship to pursue a master's degree in Film production at Syracuse University.
He travelled extensively while in the United States, filming and photographing the events of Occupy Wall Street, while also conducting interviews with several American intellectuals.
“Singing to Freedom” produced by Shehadeh in 2011, featured interviews of many prominent intellectuals, including Noam Chomsky, on their views of peaceful resistance against dictatorial governments.
[7] Upon finishing the fall semester at Syracuse, Shehadeh made the decision to sacrifice his scholarship and returned to his peaceful activism in Syria.
[3][8] On March 17, 2011, just as the Arab Spring began to reach Syria, "I was gambling with my life everyday, but death did not get me.” He drove through Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and also Turkey to get to his destination.
He was the first Syrian to cross the Iran-Pakistan border and was subsequently ‘escorted’ by Pakistani police as he made his way through the western part of the country.
[3][10] There, he managed to film the government's bombardments as well as train many activists and photographers in Homs on how to perform proper montage and video editing.
[3][12] On May 28, 2012, Shehadeh was fired upon and killed along with a group of activists, including Ahmad al-Assam, by the government's forces in the neighbourhood of al-Safsafa in Bab al-Sebaa, Homs.