diff --git a/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss b/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
index 77a4a4d..9d890cc 100644
--- a/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
+++ b/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
@@ -251,16 +251,24 @@
             (/ character.actor.width 2)))
     (set character.actor.y character.stagePosition.y)
     // Bump sprites up from the bottom if they're too tall
-    (let [bottom (+ character.actor.y character.actor.height)]
-        (when (> bottom FlxG.height)
-            (-= character.actor.y (- bottom FlxG.height))))
-    // Display with y adjusted by z:
-    (-= character.actor.y character.stagePosition.z)
-    (FlxG.state.add character.actor)
+    (cond
+        ((flxMovie.presetPositions.exists (character.stagePosition.stringify))
+            (let [bottom (+ character.actor.y character.actor.height)]
+                (when (> bottom FlxG.height)
+                    (-= character.actor.y (- bottom FlxG.height))))
+            // Display with y adjusted by z:
+            (-= character.actor.y character.stagePosition.z)
+            (let [layer (- LAYER_MAX (% character.stagePosition.z flxMovie.STAGE_BEHIND_DY))]
+                (.add (nth spriteLayers layer) character.actor)))
+        (true
+            (.add (nth spriteLayers (Std.int character.stagePosition.z)) character.actor)))
+    
     (cc))
 
 (method :Void hideCharacter [:Character<ActorFlxSprite> character :FlxCamera camera :Continuation cc]
     (FlxG.state.remove character.actor)
+    (doFor layer spriteLayers
+        (layer.remove character.actor))
     (cc))
 
 (prop &mut :Null<Continuation> nextCC)