After communists confiscated the family property, he was expelled from school and moved to Zličín near Prague, together with his parents.

Schorm had to become a construction worker, but in 1956 he was finally accepted at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

Together they created many short films and documentaries of strong humanistic and emotional content, in close and long-lasting collaboration.

[3] In 1964, Schorm directed his first full-length film, Courage for Every Day which dealt with the disillusionment of individuals victimized in the name of false ideals.

[3] He explored the ethical principles of human behavior in films such as the psychological drama The Return of the Prodigal Son (1966).