diff --git a/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.hx b/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.hx
index 795f376..47c80e8 100644
--- a/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.hx
+++ b/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.hx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package hollywoo_flixel;
 import kiss.Prelude;
 import kiss.List;
 import flixel.FlxSprite;
+import hollywoo_flixel.FlxMovie;
 
 typedef AnimationArgs = {
     name:String,
diff --git a/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss b/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss
index fd12502..4fdf499 100644
--- a/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss
+++ b/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-(defNew [:String assetPath &opt frameWidth frameHeight :Map<String,AnimationArgs> animations]
+(prop :FlxStageFacing defaultFacing)
+
+(defNew [:String assetPath &opt frameWidth frameHeight :FlxStageFacing defaultFacing :Map<String,AnimationArgs> animations]
     (super)
+
+    (set this.defaultFacing (or defaultFacing Right))
+
     (if (and frameWidth frameHeight)
             (loadGraphic assetPath true frameWidth frameHeight)
         (loadGraphic assetPath))
diff --git a/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss b/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
index baf0e15..ae3cfd4 100644
--- a/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
+++ b/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 
 (method :Void showCharacter [:Character<FlxStagePosition,FlxStageFacing,ActorFlxSprite> character :Appearance appearance :Continuation cc]
     // TODO on the first appearance, show name and description (maybe? also probably not for all?)
-    // TODO flip sprite if facing left, and also allow for manually defined flipped frames so text doesn't mirror
+    // TODO  also allow for manually defined flipped frames so text doesn't mirror
+    (set character.actor.flipX ?!(= character.stageFacing character.actor.defaultFacing))
     (character.actor.setGraphicSize ACTOR_WIDTH)
     (set character.actor.x
         (- (case character.stagePosition